RCM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Annual Report: 2010 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010
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Commission
file number 1-10245
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Nevada
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95-1480559
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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2500
McClellan Avenue, Suite 350,
Pennsauken,
New Jersey
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08109-4613
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
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(856)
356-4500
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on Which
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Common
Stock, par value $0.05 per share
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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The aggregate market value of the
voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $23.0
million based upon the closing price of $2.19 per share of the registrant’s
common stock on June 26, 2009 on The NASDAQ Global Market. The
information provided shall in no way be construed as an admission that any
person whose holdings are excluded from the figure is an affiliate or that any
person whose holdings are included is not an affiliate and any such admission is
hereby disclaimed. The information provided is included solely for
record keeping purposes of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The number of shares of registrant's
common stock (par value $0.05 per share) outstanding as of March 11, 2010:
12,999,178.
Documents
Incorporated by Reference
Portions of
the definitive proxy statement for the registrant's 2010 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the “2010 Proxy Statement") are incorporated by reference into
Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 in Part III of this Annual Report on Form
10-K. If the 2010 Proxy Statement is not filed by May 3, 2010, an
amendment to this annual report on Form 10-K setting forth this information will
be duly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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FORM
10-K
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I
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1
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Item
1.
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Business
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2
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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14
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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17
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Item
2.
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Properties
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17
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
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18
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Item
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities
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18
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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19
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Item
7.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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33
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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33
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Item
9.
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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Item
9A(T).
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Controls
and Procedures
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34
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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PART
III
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35
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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35
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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35
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Item
12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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35
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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Item
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
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Item
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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36
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Signatures
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PART
I
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Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement
Certain
statements included herein and in other reports and public filings made by RCM
Technologies, Inc. (“RCM” or the “Company”) are forward-looking within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation,
statements regarding the adoption by businesses of new technology solutions; the
use by businesses of outsourced solutions, such as those offered by the Company
in connection with such adoption; and the outcome of litigation (at both the
trial and appellate levels) involving the Company. Readers are
cautioned that such forward-looking statements, as well as others made by the
Company, which may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” and
similar expressions, are only predictions and are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results and financial
position to differ materially from such statements. Such risks and
uncertainties include, without limitation: (i) unemployment and
general economic conditions affecting the provision of information technology
and engineering services and solutions and the placement of temporary staffing
personnel; (ii) the Company's ability to continue to attract, train and retain
personnel qualified to meet the requirements of its clients; (iii) the Company's
ability to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, complete such
acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired businesses; (iv) uncertainties
regarding pro forma financial information and the underlying assumptions
relating to acquisitions and acquired businesses; (v) uncertainties regarding
amounts of deferred consideration and earnout payments to become payable to
former shareholders of acquired businesses; (vi) adverse effects on the market
price of the Company's common stock due to the potential resale into the market
of significant amounts of common stock; (vii) the adverse effect a potential
decrease in the trading price of the Company's common stock would have upon the
Company's ability to acquire businesses through the issuance of its securities;
(viii) the Company's ability to obtain financing on satisfactory terms; (ix) the
reliance of the Company upon the continued service of its executive officers;
(x) the Company's ability to remain competitive in the markets that it serves;
(xi) the Company's ability to maintain its unemployment insurance premiums and
workers compensation premiums; (xii) the risk of claims being made against the
Company associated with providing temporary staffing services; (xiii) the
Company's ability to manage significant amounts of information and periodically
expand and upgrade its information processing capabilities; (xiv) the Company's
ability to remain in compliance with federal and state wage and hour laws and
regulations; (xv) uncertainties in predictions as to the future need for the
Company’s services; (xvi) uncertainties relating to the allocation of costs and
expenses to each of the Company’s operating segments; (xvii) the costs of
conducting and the outcome of litigation involving the Company, and the
applicability of insurance coverage with respect to any such litigation; (xviii)
obligations relating to indemnities and similar agreements entered into in
connection with the Company’s business activities; and (xix) other economic,
competitive and governmental factors affecting the Company's operations,
markets, products and services. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release
the results of any revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect these
trends or circumstances after the date they are made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
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ITEM
1. BUSINESS
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General
RCM
Technologies is a premier provider of business and technology solutions designed
to enhance and maximize the operational performance of its customers through the
adaptation and deployment of advanced information technology and engineering
services. RCM has been an innovative leader in the design,
development, and delivery of these services to commercial and government sectors
for more than 35 years. Over the years, the Company has developed and
assembled an attractive, diverse and extensive portfolio of capabilities,
service offerings and delivery options, established a proven record of
performance and credibility, and built an efficient pricing
structure. This combination offers clients a compelling value
proposition with the potential to substantially accelerate the successful
attainment of their business objectives.
RCM consists
of three operating segments: Information Technology, Engineering and Commercial
Services. The Company’s Information Technology, or IT, segment
provides enterprise business solutions, application services, infrastructure
solutions, competitive advantage & productivity solutions, life sciences
solutions and other selected vertical market specific
offerings. RCM’s Engineering segment provides engineering and design,
engineering analysis, technical writing and technical support
services. The Company’s Commercial Services segment provides health
care professionals as well as clerical and light industrial temporary
personnel.
The Company
services some of the largest national and international companies in North
America as well as a lengthy roster of Fortune 1000 and mid-sized businesses in
such industries as Aerospace/Defense, Energy, Financial Services, Life Sciences,
Manufacturing & Distribution, the Public Sector and
Technology. RCM believes it offers a range of solutions that fosters
long-term client relationships, affords cross-selling opportunities, and
minimizes the Company’s dependence on any single technology or industry
sector. RCM sells and delivers its services through a network of 37
offices in selected regions throughout North America.
The Company
is a Nevada corporation organized in 1971. The address of its
principal executive office is 2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350, Pennsauken,
NJ 08109-4613.
During the
fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, approximately 46.4% of RCM’s total revenues
were derived from IT services, 32.9% from Engineering services, and the
remaining 20.7% from Commercial services.
Demand for
the Company’s services can be significantly impacted by changes in the general
level of economic activity and particularly technology
spending. During periods of reduced economic activity, such as the
environment in the United States and the world in general since approximately
mid-2007 and continuing into 2010, the Company may also be subject to increased
pricing pressure in its markets due to reduced spending by clients of the
Company and its competitors. Extended periods of weakness in the
economy can have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business and results
of operations. Accordingly, the Company's operations have been
adversely impacted by the continuing economic downturn that began in the middle
of 2007.
Industry
Overview
Businesses
today face intense competition, the challenge of constant technological change
and the ongoing need for business process optimization. To address
these issues and to compete more effectively, companies are continually
evaluating the need for implementing innovative solutions to upgrade their
systems, applications, and processes. As a result, the ability of an
organization to integrate and align advanced technologies with new business
objectives is critical.
Although
most companies recognize the importance of optimizing their systems,
applications and processes to compete in today’s challenging environment, the
process of designing, developing and implementing business and technology
solutions is becoming increasingly complex. The Company believes that
many businesses are focused on return on investment analysis in prioritizing
their initiatives. The Company believes that as a consequence, over
the past few years, companies have elected to defer, redefine or cancel
investments in new systems, software, and solutions and have focused on making
more effective use of previous technological
investments.
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ITEM
1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Industry
Overview (Continued)
The current
economic environment challenges many companies to integrate and manage computing
environments consisting of multiple computing platforms, operating systems,
databases and networking protocols and off-the-shelf software applications to
support business objectives. Companies also need to keep pace with
new technology developments, which often rapidly render existing equipment and
internal skills obsolete. At the same time, external economic factors
have caused many organizations to focus on core competencies and trim workforces
in the IT management area. Accordingly, these organizations often
lack the quantity, quality and variety of IT skills necessary to design and
support IT solutions. IT managers are charged with supporting
increasingly complex systems and applications of significant strategic value,
while working under budgetary, personnel and expertise constraints within their
own organizations.
The Company
believes its target market for IT services is among middle-market companies,
which typically lack the time and technical resources to satisfy all of their IT
needs internally. These companies commonly require sophisticated,
experienced IT assistance to achieve their business objectives and often rely on
IT service providers to help implement and manage their
systems. However, many middle-market companies rely on multiple
providers for their IT needs. Generally, the Company believes that
this reliance on multiple providers results from the fact that larger IT service
providers do not target these companies, while smaller IT service providers,
which do target these companies, lack sufficient breadth of services or industry
knowledge to satisfy all of these companies' needs. The Company
believes this reliance on multiple service providers creates multiple
relationships that are more difficult and less cost-effective to manage than a
single relationship and can adversely influence the quality and compatibility of
IT solutions. RCM is structured to provide middle-market companies a
single source for their IT needs.
The
Company’s Engineering group continues to focus on areas of growth within the
energy and aerospace industries.
In recent
years, many businesses have been adversely impacted by higher oil prices, and
for that and various other reasons, there has been growing sentiment around the
world for the development of alternative sources of energy, including a renewed
interest in nuclear power. Over the same period, there has been a
significant increase in spending in the United States in the aerospace and
defense industries due largely to a strengthening of the military and homeland
security in response to geo-political unrest and the threat of
terrorism. The combination of higher energy prices and increased
military spending has created numerous business opportunities for service
providers, especially those engaged in engineering operations in North America
and abroad.
In the
healthcare services industry, a shortage of nurses and other medical personnel
in the United States has led to increases in business activity for health care
service companies, including the Company’s Specialty Healthcare
Group. Due in part to an aging population and improved medical
technology, the demand for selected health care professionals is expected to
continue over the next several years.
Meanwhile,
the general economy of the United States over the past several years has
negatively affected temporary staffing businesses which are providers of light
industrial and clerical help. Generally, demand for lower-skilled
workers is weakened in a general economy that is in a downward
cycle.
Business
Strategy
RCM is
dedicated to providing solutions to meet its clients’ business needs by
delivering information technology and engineering services. The
Company’s objective is to be a recognized leader of specialized professional
consulting services and solutions in major markets throughout North
America. The Company is adapting operating strategies to achieve this
objective. Key elements of its growth and operating strategies are as
follows:
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ITEM
1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Growth
Strategy
Promote Full Life Cycle
Solution Capability
The Company
promotes a full life cycle solution capability to its customers. The
goal of the full life cycle solution strategy is to fully address a client’s
project implementation cycle at each stage of its development and
deployment. This entails the Company working with its clients from
the initial conceptualization of a project through its design and project
execution, and extending into ongoing management and support of the delivered
product. RCM’s strategy is to build projects and solutions offerings
selectively, utilizing its extensive resource base.
The Company
believes that the effective execution of this strategy will generate improved
margins on the existing resources. The completion of this
service-offering continuum is intended to afford the Company the opportunity to
strengthen long-term client relationships that will further contribute to a more
predictable revenue stream.
In addition
to a full life cycle solution offering, the Company continues to focus on
transitioning into higher value oriented services in an effort to increase its
margins on its various service lines (relative to lower value services) and
generate revenue that is more sustainable. The Company believes this
transition is accomplished by pursuing additional vertical market specific
solutions in conjunction or combination with longer-term based solutions,
through expansion of its client relationships and by pursuing strategic
alliances and partnerships.
Achieve Internal
Growth
The Company
continues to promote its internal growth strategies. Its growth
strategy is designed to better serve the Company’s customers, generate higher
revenues, and achieve greater operating efficiencies. National and
regional sales management programs were designed and implemented to segregate
clients by vertical market and national accounts to advance a value added
services focus. This process is improving account coordination so
clients can benefit from deeper industry knowledge and the Company can maximize
major account opportunities.
RCM provides
a company orientation program in which sales managers and professionals receive
relevant information about company operations.
RCM has
adopted an industry-centric approach to sales and marketing. This
initiative contemplates that clients within the same industry sectors tend to
have common business challenges. It therefore allows the Company to
present and deliver enhanced value to those clients in the vertical markets in
which RCM has assembled the greatest work experience. RCM’s consultants continue
to acquire project experience that offers differentiated awareness of the
business challenges that clients in that industry are facing. This
alignment also facilitates and creates additional cross-selling
opportunities. The Company believes this strategy will lead to
greater account penetration and enhanced client relationships.
Operational
strategies contributing to RCM’s internal productivity include the delineation
of certain new solutions practice areas in markets where its clients had
historically known the Company as a contract service provider. The
formation of these practice areas will facilitate the flow of project
opportunities and the delivery of project-based
solutions.
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ITEM
1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Growth
Strategy (Continued)
Pursue Selective Strategic
Acquisitions
The industry
in which the Company operates continues to be highly fragmented, and the Company
plans to continue to selectively assess opportunities to make strategic
acquisitions as such opportunities are presented to the Company. The Company's
past acquisition strategy was designed to broaden the scope of services and
technical competencies and grow its full life cycle solution capabilities, and
the Company would continue to consider such goals in any future acquisitions. In
considering acquisitions, the Company focuses principally on companies with (i)
technologies or market segments RCM has targeted for strategic value
enhancement, (ii) margins that will not dilute the margins now being delivered,
(iii) experienced management personnel, (iv) substantial growth prospects and
(v) sellers who desire to join the Company's management team. To
retain and provide incentives for management of its acquired companies, the
Company has generally structured a significant portion of the acquisition price
in the form of multi-tiered consideration based on growth of operating
profitability of the acquired company over a two to three-year period.
Operating
Strategy
Develop and Maintain Strong
Customer Relationships
The Company
seeks to develop and maintain strong interactive customer relationships by
anticipating and focusing on its customers' needs. The Company
emphasizes a relationship-oriented approach to business, rather than the
transaction or assignment-oriented approach that the Company believes is used by
many of its competitors. This industry-centric strategy is designed
to allow RCM to expand further its relationships with clients in RCM’s targeted
sectors.
To develop
close customer relationships, the Company's practice managers regularly meet
with both existing and prospective clients to help design solutions and identify
the resources needed to execute their strategies. The Company's
managers also maintain close communications with their customers during each
project and on an ongoing basis after its completion. The Company
believes that this relationship-oriented approach can result in greater customer
satisfaction. Additionally, the Company believes that by
collaborating with its customers in designing business solutions, it can
generate new opportunities to cross-sell additional services that the Company
has to offer. The Company focuses on providing customers with
qualified individuals or teams of experts compatible with the business needs of
its customers and makes a concerted effort to follow the progress of such
relationships to ensure their continued success.
Attract and Retain Highly
Qualified Consultants and Technical Resources
The Company
believes it has been successful in attracting and retaining qualified
consultants and contractors by (i) providing stimulating and challenging work
assignments, (ii) offering competitive wages, (iii) effectively communicating
with its candidates, (iv) providing selective training to maintain and upgrade
skills and (v) aligning the needs of its customers with appropriately skilled
personnel. The Company believes it has been successful in retaining
these personnel due in part to its use of practice managers who are dedicated to
maintaining contact with, and monitoring the satisfaction levels of, the
Company's consultants while they are on assignment.
Centralize Administrative
Functions
The Company
continues to improve its operational efficiencies by integrating general and
administrative functions at the corporate or regional level, and reducing or
eliminating redundant functions formerly performed at smaller branch
offices. This enables the Company to realize savings and synergies
and to control and monitor its operations efficiently, as well as to quickly
integrate new acquisitions. It also allows local branches to focus
more on growing their local operations.
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ITEM
1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Operating
Strategy (Continued)
Centralize Administrative
Functions (Continued)
To
accomplish this, the Company’s financial reporting and accounting systems are
centralized in the Company’s operational headquarters in Parsippany,
NJ. The systems have been configured to allow the performance of all
back office functions, including payroll, project management, project cost
accounting, billing, human resource administration and financial reporting and
consolidation. The Company anticipates upgrading its financial
reporting and accounting system platform beginning in
2010.
Information
Technology
The
Company’s IT segment is comprised of two business groups – the IT Consulting
Business Group and the IT Solutions Business Group. The IT Consulting
Business Group consists of three business units in North America – the Eastern
Region, the Central Region and the Western Region. The Solutions
Business Group consists of three business units – IT Enterprise Management,
Enterprise Business Solutions and Life Sciences.
The RCM
Enterprise Business Solutions Group’s core business mission is to continue its
strategic transformation designed to focus the Company on developing proprietary
customized solutions and intellectual property by bundling software, systems,
tools and services into integrated business and technology
solutions.
RCM’s sector
knowledge coupled with technical and business process experience enable the
Company to provide strategic planning and direction, rigorous project execution,
and management and support services for an entire project life
cycle. RCM has successfully completed multimillion-dollar projects in
a variety of industry verticals using time-tested methodologies that manage
strict budgets, timelines and quality metrics.
Among those
IT services provided by RCM to its clients are:
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Enterprise Business
Solutions
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Application
Services
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Infrastructure
Solutions
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Competitive
Advantage & Productivity Solutions
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Life Sciences Solutions
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The Company
believes that its ability to deliver information technology solutions across a
wide range of technical platforms provides an important competitive
advantage. RCM ensures that its consultants have the expertise and
skills needed to keep pace with rapidly evolving information
technologies. The Company’s strategy is to maintain expertise and
acquire knowledge in multiple technologies so it can offer its clients
non-biased technology solutions best suited to their business
needs.
The Company
provides its IT services through a number of flexible delivery
methods. These include management consulting engagements, project
management of client efforts, project implementation of client initiatives,
outsourcing, both on and off site, and a full complement of resourcing
alternatives.
As of
January 2, 2010, the Company had assigned approximately 650 information
technology employees and consultants to its customers.
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ITEM
1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Engineering
The
Company’s Engineering segment consists of three business units – Engineering
Services and Projects, Power Systems Services USA and Power Systems Services
Canada. The Engineering Services and Projects unit includes
Aerospace, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering divisions. The
Power Systems units focus primarily on the nuclear power, fossil fuel and
electric utility industries.
RCM provides
a full range of Engineering services including Engineering & Design,
Engineering Analysis, Engineer-Procure-Construct, Configuration Management,
Hardware/Software Validation & Verification, Quality Assurance, Technical
Writing & Publications, Manufacturing Process Planning & Improvement,
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Component & Equipment Testing and
Risk Management Engineering. Engineering services are provided at the
site of the client or, less frequently, at the Company’s own facilities.
The Company
believes that the deregulation of the utilities industry and the aging of
nuclear power plants offer the Company an opportunity to capture a greater share
of professional services and project management requirements of the utilities
industry both in engineering services and through cross-selling of its
information technology services. Heightened competition,
deregulation, and rapid technological advances are forcing the utilities
industry to make fundamental changes in its business process. These
pressures have compelled the utilities industry to focus on internal operations
and maintenance activities and to increasingly outsource their personnel
requirements. Additionally, the Company believes that competitive
performance demands from deregulation should increase the importance of
information technology to this industry. The Company believes that
its expertise and strong relationships with certain customers within the
utilities industry position the Company to be a leading provider of professional
services to the utilities industry.
The Company
provides its engineering services through a number of delivery
methods. These include managed tasks and resources, complete project
services, outsourcing, both on and off-site, and a full complement of resourcing
alternatives.
As of
January 2, 2010, the Company had assigned approximately 450 engineering and
technical employees and consultants to its customers.
Commercial
The
Company’s Commercial Services segment consists of the Specialty Health Care and
General Support Services groups.
The
Company’s Specialty Health Care Group specializes in long-term and short-term
staffing as well as executive search and placement for the following fields:
rehabilitation (physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech language
pathologists), nursing, managed care, allied health care, health care management
and medical office support. The specialty health care group provides
services to hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools, sports medicine
facilities and private practices. Services include in-patient,
outpatient, sub-acute and acute care, multilingual speech pathology,
rehabilitation, and geriatric, pediatric, and adult day care. Typical
engagements either range from three to six months or are on a day-to-day shift
basis.
The
Company’s General Support Services Group provides contract and temporary
services, as well as permanent placement services, for full-time and part-time
personnel in a variety of functional areas, including office, clerical, data
entry, secretarial, light industrial, shipping, receiving, and general
warehouse. Contract and temporary assignments range in length from
less than one day to several weeks or months.
As of
January 2, 2010, the Company had assigned approximately 370 specialty health
care and 600 general support services personnel to its customers.
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ITEM
1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Branch
Offices
The
Company's organization consists of 37 branch offices located in the United
States, Puerto Rico and Canada. The Company's Information Technology
Group anticipates opening a branch office in Ireland during 2010. The
locations and services of each of the branch offices are set forth in the table
below.
LOCATION
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NUMBER
OF
OFFICES
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SERVICES
PROVIDED(1)
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USA
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California
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10
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IT,
C
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Connecticut
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2
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E
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Florida
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1
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C
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Georgia
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1
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IT
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Illinois
|
1
|
IT
|
|
Maryland
|
1
|
IT
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1
|
IT
|
|
Michigan
|
3
|
IT,
E
|
|
Minnesota
|
1
|
IT
|
|
Missouri
|
1
|
IT
|
|
New
Jersey
|
3
|
IT,
E
|
|
New
York
|
2
|
IT, E,
C
|
|
Ohio
|
1
|
IT
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1
|
C
|
|
Rhode
Island
|
1
|
E
|
|
Texas
|
1
|
IT
|
|
Wisconsin
|
2
|
IT,
E
|
|
33
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PUERTO
RICO
|
1
|
IT
|
|
CANADA
|
3
|
IT,
E
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(1) Services
provided are abbreviated as follows:
IT- Information Technology
E- Engineering
C- Commercial
Branch
offices are primarily located in markets that the Company believes have strong
growth prospects for IT and Engineering services. The Company's
branches are operated in a decentralized, entrepreneurial manner with most
branch offices operating as independent profit centers. The Company's
branch managers are given significant autonomy in the daily operations of their
respective offices and, with respect to such offices, are responsible for
overall guidance and supervision, budgeting and forecasting, sales and marketing
strategies, pricing, hiring and training. Branch managers are paid on
a performance-based compensation system designed to motivate the managers to
maximize growth and profitability.
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1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Branch
Offices (Continued)
The Company
is domiciled in the United States and its segments operate in the United States
and Canada. Revenues for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 and
Total Assets by geographic area as of January 2, 2010 are as follows (in
thousands):
Revenues
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Total
Assets
|
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United
States
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$163,573
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$67,357
|
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Canada
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22,539
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9,515
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Puerto
Rico
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3,281
|
1,337
|
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$189,393
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$78,209
|
The Company
believes that substantial portions of the buying decisions made by users of the
Company’s services are made on a local or regional basis and that the Company's
branch offices most often compete with local and regional
providers. Since the Company's branch managers are in the best
position to understand their local markets and customers often prefer local
providers, the Company believes that a decentralized operating environment
enhances operating performance and contributes to employee and customer
satisfaction.
From its
headquarters locations in New Jersey, the Company provides its branch offices
with centralized administrative, marketing, finance, MIS, human resources and
legal support. Centralized administrative functions minimize the
administrative burdens on branch office managers and allow them to spend more
time focusing on sales and marketing and practice development activities.
The
Company's principal sales offices typically have one general manager, one sales
manager, three to six sales people, several technical delivery or practice
managers and several recruiters. The general managers report to
regional vice presidents who are responsible for ensuring that performance goals
are achieved. The Company's regional vice presidents meet frequently
to discuss "best practices" and ways to increase the Company's cross selling of
its professional services. The Company’s practice managers meet
periodically to strategize, maintain continuity, and identify developmental
needs and cross-selling opportunities.
Sales
and Marketing
Sales and
marketing efforts are conducted at the local and or regional level through the
Company's network of branch offices. The Company emphasizes long-term
personal relationships with customers that are developed through regular
assessment of customer requirements and proactive monitoring of personnel
performance. The Company's sales personnel make regular visits to
existing and prospective customers. New customers are obtained
through active sales programs and referrals. The Company encourages
its employees to participate in national and regional trade associations, local
chambers of commerce and other civic associations. The Company seeks
to develop strategic partnering relationships with its customers by providing
comprehensive solutions for all aspects of a customer's information technology,
engineering and other professional services needs. The Company
concentrates on providing carefully screened professionals with the appropriate
skills in a timely manner and at competitive prices. The Company
regularly monitors the quality of the services provided by its personnel and
obtains feedback from its customers as to their satisfaction with the services
provided.
The Company
has elevated the importance of working with and developing its partner alliances
with technology firms. Partner programs are in place with firms RCM
has identified as strategically important to the completeness of the service
offering of the Company. Relations have been established with firms
such as ADP, Harland Financial, IBM, Mercury, Microsoft, Oracle and QAD, among
others. The partner programs may be managed either at a national
level from RCM’s corporate offices or at a regional level from its branch
offices.
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Sales
and Marketing (Continued)
The
Company’s larger representative customers include 3M, ADP, Bristol Myers Squibb,
Bruce Power, Celgene, Dow Chemical USA, Entergy, FlightSafety International,
Lilly del Caribe, Microsoft, New York City Department of Education, New York
Power Authority, Ontario Power Generation, Pocino, PSE&G, QualxServ,
Schering Plough, United Technologies Corporation, U.S. Department of the
Treasury, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power, Wyeth and Wells Fargo. The
Company serves Fortune 1000 companies and many middle market
clients. The Company's relationships with these customers are
typically formed at the customers’ local or regional level and from time to
time, when appropriate, at the corporate level for national
accounts.
During the
fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, United Technologies Corporation accounted for
12.7% of the Company’s revenues. No other customer accounted for 10% or more of
the Company’s revenues in that period. The Company's five, ten and
twenty largest customers accounted for approximately 30.0%, 36.7% and 47.3%,
respectively, of the Company's revenues for the fiscal year ended January 2,
2010.
Recruiting
and Training
The Company
devotes a significant amount of time and resources, primarily at the branch
level, to locating, training and retaining its professional
personnel. Full-time recruiters utilize the Company's proprietary
databases of available personnel, which are cross-indexed by competency and
skill to match potential candidates with the specific project requirements of
the customer. The qualified personnel in the databases are identified
through numerous activities, including networking, referrals, trade shows, job
fairs, schools, newspaper and trade journal advertising, Internet recruiting
services and the Company’s website.
The Company
believes that a significant element of the Company's success in retaining
qualified consultants and contract personnel is the Company's use of consultant
relationship managers and technical practice managers. Consultant
relationship managers are qualified Company personnel dedicated to maintaining
on-site contact with, and monitoring the satisfaction levels of, the Company's
consultants and contract personnel while they are on
assignment. Practice managers are consulting managers responsible for
the technical development and career development of the Company’s technical
personnel within the defined practice areas. The Company provides
technical training and skills development through vendor-sponsored courses,
computer-based training tools and on the job mentoring programs.
Information
Systems
The Company
is continuing to invest in its current ERP hardware, application and operating
system. The ERP system is hosted on multi redundant Dell PowerEdge servers
with a Windows 2003 enterprise server operating system. The branch offices of
the Company are networked to the corporate offices via private circuits, which
enable the ERP application to be accessed securely at all operational
locations. The ERP system supports Company-wide operations such as
payroll, billing, human resources, project systems, accounts receivable,
accounts payable, all general ledger accounting and consolidation reporting
functionality.
The Company
also has Autotime and TES, automated time and attendance systems, which augment
the ERP application by catering to the needs of its diverse business offerings
and distributed workforce. The applications are housed on a
three-tiered Dell server architecture and are currently servicing offices in the
United States and Canada.
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1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Information
Systems (Continued)
The Company
has migrated its recruiting (e.g. candidate) and sales (e.g. requirement)
tracking to JobDiva, an application service provider (ASP) solution. The
integrated solution allows RCM to track all client requirements on an enterprise
level. The solution further permits RCM to search multiple sources
(e.g. job boards) to identify and match suitable candidates for an opportunity
or need. This solution allows RCM to build and maintain a proprietary database
of prequalified candidates, thereby enhancing the Company’s ability to
respond quickly to client demands. Furthermore, the solution
increases visibility internally to sales personnel and the management team to
manage client priorities no longer on a localized but a national
basis. Customized reporting and query capabilities allow RCM
management to monitor personnel performance and client responsiveness. All data
and information is accessible via a web portal.
RCM
has engaged in three major strategic initiatives to improve upon its ability to
secure data, deliver services and improve on its communication
infrastructure. They are as follows:
1)
|
Deployed
a new mail architecture based on the Microsoft Exchange 2007 platform. The
system is comprised of redundant mail routing servers and clustered
mailbox servers attached to a Storage Area Network (SAN). This
new messaging platform has the current capacity of six Terabytes (TB),
with the capability of scaling to 18 Terabytes (TB). In addition to mail
storage being sized for VOIP integration, web access to the mail server is
only allowed via secure HTTPs
protocol.
|
2)
|
Upgraded
its perimeter network and WAN architecture to a secure centralized model
on Private Network Transport (PNT) AT&T circuits, utilizing Multiple
Packet Label Switching (MPLS) transport protocol. The hub datacenter at
its operational headquarters has been outfitted with redundant fiber
circuits from AT&T and Optimum Lightpath utilizing Border Gateway
Protocol (BGP) for automatic failover. In addition, redundant firewalls,
routers and switching architecture should protect against hardware
failure.
|
3)
|
Moved to
service-oriented architecture facilitating the implementation of the Cisco
Voice over IP (VOIP) solution which is currently deployed throughout RCM’s
offices. This enterprise solution, based on Cisco CallManager,
Unity Voicemail, Mobility Manager, Meeting Place, Fax Server and
Video Presence will, when completed, unify all RCM offices in the US and
Canada. The summary of benefits include four digit extension
calls between RCM offices, email and voicemail unification, soft and
mobile phone integration, video and web conferencing, and central and
email enabled faxing.
|
The above initiatives have contributed to improved communication within RCM and also to its clients.
Other
Information
Safeguards - Business,
Disaster and Contingency Planning
RCM has implemented a
number of safeguards to protect the Company from various system-related risks
including a warm data center disaster recovery site, redundant
telecommunications and server systems architecture, multi-tiered server and
desktop backup infrastructure, and data center physical and environmental
controls. In addition, RCM has developed disaster recovery /
business continuity procedures for all offices.
Given
the significant amount of data generated in the Company’s key processes
including recruiting, sales, payroll and customer invoicing, RCM
has established redundant procedures, functioning on a daily basis, within the
Company’s primary data center. This redundancy should mitigate the
risks related to hardware, application and data loss by utilizing the concept of
live differential backups of servers and desktops to Storage Area Network (SAN)
devices on its backup LAN, culminating in offsite tape storage at an independent
facility. Besides the local tape backup rotation of branch office
systems, data is also replicated to SAN devices in Parsippany, NJ to achieve
business continuity. Controls within the data center environment ensure that all
systems are proactively monitored and data is properly
archived.
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1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Other
Information (Continued)
Safeguards - Business,
Disaster and Contingency Planning (Continued)
Additionally, RCM has
contracted and brokered strategic relationships with third-party vendors to meet
its recovery objectives in the event of a system disruption. For
example, comprehensive service level agreements provided by AT&T and Cisco
for RCM’s data circuits and network devices guarantee minimal outages as well as
network redundancy and scalability. The Disaster Recovery site,
located at the corporate office in Pennsauken, NJ, provides WAN, ERP, VOIP,
file, application and messaging services should the primary data center facility
at Parsippany, NJ, become inoperable.
The
Company’s ability to protect its data assets against damage from fire, power
loss, telecommunications failures, and facility violations is
critical. The Company uses Websense mail management service to filter
all emails destined for the RCMT domain before being delivered to the corporate
mail servers. Websense’s web filtering application has also been
deployed to safeguard the enterprise from malicious internet content. The
deployment of virus, spam, and patch management controls extends from the
perimeter network to all desktops and is centrally monitored and
managed. In addition to the virus and malware controls, an Intrusion
Protection System (IPS) provides monitoring and alerts to changes in network
traffic patterns as well as known hostile signatures.
The Company
maintains a disaster recovery plan that outlines the recovery organization
structure, roles and procedures, including site addendum disaster plans for all
of its key operating offices. Corporate IT personnel regulate the
maintenance and integrity of backed-up data throughout the Company.
Competition
The market
for IT and engineering services is highly competitive and is subject to rapid
change. As the market demand has shifted, many software companies
have adopted tactics to pursue services and consulting offerings making them
direct competitors when in the past they may have been alliance
partners. Primary competitors include participants from a variety of
market segments, including publicly and privately held firms, systems consulting
and implementation firms, application software firms, service groups of computer
equipment companies, facilities management companies, general management
consulting firms and staffing companies. In addition, the Company
competes with its clients' internal resources, particularly where these
resources represent a fixed cost to the client. Such competition may
impose additional pricing pressures on the Company.
The Company
believes its principal competitive advantages in the IT and engineering services
market include: strong relationships with existing clients, a long-term track
record with over 1,000 clients, a broad range of services, technical expertise,
knowledge and experience in multiple industry sectors, quality and flexibility
of service, responsiveness to client needs and speed in delivering IT
solutions.
Additionally,
the Company competes for suitable acquisition candidates based on its
differentiated acquisition model, its entrepreneurial and decentralized
operating philosophy, and its strong corporate-level support and
resources.
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1. BUSINESS (CONTINUED)
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Seasonality
The
Company’s operating results can be affected by the seasonal fluctuations in
corporate IT and engineering expenditures. Generally, expenditures
are lowest during the first quarter of the year when clients are finalizing
their IT and engineering budgets. In addition, quarterly results may
fluctuate depending on, among other things, the number of billing days in a
quarter and the seasonality of clients’ businesses. The business is also
affected by the timing of holidays and seasonal vacation patterns, generally
resulting in lower revenues and gross profit in the fourth quarter of each year.
Extreme weather conditions may also affect demand in the first and fourth
quarters of the year as certain clients’ facilities are located in geographic
areas subject to closure or reduced hours due to inclement weather. In addition,
the Company generally experiences an increase in its cost of sales and a
corresponding decrease in gross profit and gross margin percentage in the first
and second fiscal quarters of each year as a result of resetting certain state
and federal employment tax rates and related salary limitations.
Employees
As of
January 2, 2010, the Company employed an administrative, sales, recruiting and
management staff of approximately 250 people, including certified IT specialists
and licensed engineers who, from time to time, participate in IT and engineering
design projects undertaken by the Company. As of January 2, 2010,
there were approximately 650 information technology and 450 engineering and
technical employees and consultants assigned by the Company to work on client
projects for various periods. As of January 2, 2010, there were
approximately 370 specialty health care and 600 general support services
employees and consultants. None of the Company's employees is
represented by a collective bargaining agreement. The Company
considers its relationship with its employees to be good.
Access
to Company Information
RCM
electronically files its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form
10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The public may read and
copy any of the reports that are filed with the SEC at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public
may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling
the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov)
that contains reports, proxies, information statements, and other information
regarding issuers that file electronically.
RCM makes
available on its website or by responding free of charge to requests addressed
to the Company’s Corporate Secretary, its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those
reports filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These reports are
available as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is
electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Company’s website is http://www.rcmt.com. The
information contained on the Company’s website, or on other websites linked to
the Company’s website, is not part of this document. Reference herein
to the Company’s website is an inactive text reference only.
RCM has
adopted a Code of Conduct applicable to all of its directors, officers and
employees. In addition, the Company has adopted a Code of Ethics, within the
meaning of applicable SEC rules, applicable to its Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Controller. Both the Code of Conduct and Code of
Ethics are available, free of charge, by sending a written request to the
Company’s Corporate Secretary. If the Company makes any amendments to either of
these Codes (other than technical, administrative, or other non-substantive
amendments), or waive (explicitly or implicitly) any provision of the Code of
Ethics to the benefit of its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or
Controller, it intends to disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver, its
effective date and to whom it applies in the investor relations portion of the
website, or in a report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
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1A. RISK FACTORS
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The
Company’s business involves a number of risks, some of which are beyond its
control. The risk and uncertainties described below are not the only
ones the Company faces. Management believes that the most significant
of these risks and uncertainties are as follows:
Economic
Trends
The global
economic crisis has caused, among other things, a general tightening in the
credit markets, lower levels of liquidity, increases in the rates of default and
bankruptcy, and extreme volatility in credit, equity and fixed income
markets. Any or all of these developments could negatively affect the
Company's business, operating results or financial condition in a number of
ways. For example, current or potential customers may be unable to
fund capital spending programs, new product launches of other similar endeavors
whereby they might procure services from the Company, and therefore delay,
decrease or cancel purchases of services or not pay or delay paying for
previously purchased services. In addition, financial institution
failures may cause the Company to incur increased expenses or make it more
difficult either to utilize existing debt capacity or otherwise obtain financing
for operations, investing activities (including the financing of any future
acquisitions), or financing activities.
Government
Regulations
Staffing
firms and employment service providers are generally subject to one or more of
the following types of government regulation: (1) regulation of the
employer/employee relationship between a firm and its employees, including tax
withholding or reporting, social security or retirement, benefits, workplace
compliance, wage and hour, anti-discrimination, immigration and workers’
compensation; (2) registration, licensing, record keeping and reporting
requirements; and (3) federal contractor compliance. Failure to
comply with these regulations could result in the Company incurring penalties
and other liabilities, monetary and otherwise.
Highly
Competitive Business
The staffing
services and outsourcing markets are highly competitive and have limited
barriers to entry. RCM competes in global, national, regional, and
local markets with numerous temporary staffing and permanent placement
companies. Price competition in the staffing industry is significant
and pricing pressures from competitors and customers are
increasing. In addition, there is increasing pressure on companies to
outsource certain areas of their business to low cost offshore outsourcing
firms. RCM expects that the level of competition will remain high in
the future, which could limit RCM’s ability to maintain or increase its market
share or profitability.
Events
Affecting Significant Customers
As disclosed
in Item 1, “Business,” the five, ten and twenty largest customers accounted for
approximately 30.0%, 36.7% and 47.3%, respectively, of revenues for the fiscal
year ended January 2, 2010. Some of these customers may be affected
by the current state of the economy or developments in the credit
markets. The Company's customers may engage in mergers or similar
transactions. Should any significant customers experience a downturn
in their business that weakens their financial condition or merge with another
company or otherwise cease independent operation, it is possible that the
business that the customer does with the Company would be reduced or eliminated,
which could adversely affect financial results.
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
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Dependence
Upon Personnel
The
Company’s operations depend on the continued efforts of its officers and other
executive management. The loss of key officers and members of
executive management may cause a significant disruption to the Company’s
business. RCM also depends on the performance and productivity of its local
managers and field personnel. The Company’s ability to attract and
retain new business is significantly affected by local relationships and the
quality of service rendered. The loss of key managers and field
personnel may also jeopardize existing client relationships with businesses that
continue to use the Company's services based upon past relationships with local
managers and field personnel.
Revolving
Credit Facility and Liquidity
If the
Company was unable to borrow under its Revolving Credit Facility, it may
adversely affect liquidity, results of operations and financial
condition. The Company's liquidity depends on its ability to generate
sufficient cash flows from operations and, from time to time, borrowings under
the Revolving Credit Facility with the Company's agent lender Citizens Bank of
Pennsylvania. The Company believes that Citizens Bank is liquid and is not
aware of any current risk that they will become illiquid. At January 2,
2010, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility
of $0.0 million, and letters of credit outstanding for $1.6 million.
The
Revolving Credit Facility contains various financial and non-financial
covenants. At January 2, 2010, the Company was in compliance with the
covenants and other provisions of the Credit Facility. Any failure to be in
compliance could have a material adverse effect on liquidity, results of
operations and financial condition.
Goodwill
and Intangible Impairments May Have an Adverse Effect on Financial
Statements
As
of January 2, 2010, the Company had $8.3 million of goodwill and $0.5 million
intangible assets on its balance sheet, which represents 11.2% of total
assets. Goodwill represents the premium paid over the fair value of
the net tangible and intangible assets acquired in business
combinations. The Company is required to perform a goodwill and
intangible asset impairment test on at least an annual basis. Application of the
goodwill and intangible asset impairment test requires significant judgments
including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal
forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for the businesses, the
useful life over which cash flows will occur and determination of weighted
average cost of capital. Changes in these estimates and assumptions
could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or conclusions on
goodwill and intangible asset impairment for each reporting unit. The
Company conducts its annual goodwill and intangible asset impairment test as of
the last day of the Company’s fiscal November each year, or more frequently if
indicators of impairment exist. We periodically analyze whether any
such indicators of impairment exist. A significant amount of judgment
is involved in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such
indicators may include a sustained, significant decline in share price and
market capitalization, a decline in expected future cash flows, a significant
adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, unanticipated
competition and/or slower expected growth rates, among others. The
Company compares the fair value of each of its reporting units to their
respective carrying values, including related goodwill and intangible
assets. There were no triggering events during the fiscal year ended
January 2, 2010 that indicated a need to perform the impairment test prior to
the Company's annual test date. There can be no assurance that future
tests of goodwill and intangible asset impairment will not result in impairment
charges. If the Company is required to write down goodwill or
intangible assets, the related charge could materially reduce reported net
income or result in a net loss for the period in which the write down
occurs.
Workers’
Compensation and Employee Medical Insurance
The Company
self-insures a portion of the exposure for losses related to workers’
compensation and employees’ medical insurance. The Company has
established reserves for workers’ compensation and employee medical insurance
claims based on historical loss statistics and periodic independent actuarial
valuations. Significant differences in actual experience or
significant changes in assumptions may materially affect the Company’s future
financial results.
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ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS
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Improper
Activities of Temporary Professionals Could Result in Damage to Business
Reputation, Discontinuation of Client Relationships and Exposure to
Liability
The
Company may be subject to claims by clients related to errors and omissions,
misuse of proprietary information, discrimination and harassment, theft and
other criminal activity, malpractice, and other claims stemming from the
improper activities or alleged activities of temporary
professionals. There can be no assurance that current liability
insurance coverage will be adequate or will continue to be available in
sufficient amounts to cover damages or other costs associated with such
claims.
Claims
raised by clients stemming from the improper actions of temporary professionals,
even if without merit, could cause the Company to incur significant expense
associated with rework costs or other damages related to such
claims. Furthermore, such claims by clients could damage the
Company's business reputation and result in the discontinuation of client
relationships.
Acquisitions
May Not Succeed
The Company
reviews prospective acquisitions as an element of its growth
strategy. The failure of any acquisition to meet the Company’s
expectations, whether due to a failure to successfully integrate any future
acquisition or otherwise, may result in damage to the Company’s financial
performance and/or divert management’s attention from its core operations or
could negatively affect the Company’s ability to meet the needs of its customers
promptly.
Foreign
Currency Fluctuations and Changes in Exchange Rates
The Company
is exposed to risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations and changes in
exchange rates. RCM’s exposure to foreign currency fluctuations
relates to operations in Canada, principally conducted through its Canadian
subsidiary. Exchange rate fluctuations affect the U.S. dollar value
of reported earnings derived from the Canadian operations as well as the
carrying value of the Company's investment in the net assets related to these
operations. The Company does not engage in hedging activities with
respect to foreign operations.
Trademarks
Management
believes the RCM Technologies, Inc. name is extremely valuable and important to
its business. The Company endeavors to protect its intellectual property rights
and maintain certain trademarks, trade names, service marks and other
intellectual property rights, including The Source of Smart
Solutions®. The Company is not currently aware of any infringing uses
or other conditions that would be reasonably likely to materially and adversely
affect the Company's use of its proprietary rights.
Data
Center Capacity and Telecommunication Links
Uninterruptible
Power Supply (UPS), card key access, fire suppression, and environmental control
systems protect RCM’s datacenter. All systems are monitored on a 24/7
basis with alerting capabilities via voice or email. The
telecommunications architecture at RCM utilizes managed private circuits from
AT&T, which encompasses provisioning redundancy and diversity.
RCM’s
ability to protect its data center against damage from fire, power loss,
telecommunications failure and other disasters is critical to business
operations. In order to provide many of its services, RCM must be able to
store, retrieve, process and manage large databases and periodically expand and
upgrade its capabilities. Any damage to the Company’s data centers or any
failure of the Company’s telecommunication links that interrupts its operations
or results in an inadvertent loss of data could adversely affect RCM’s ability
to meet its customers’ needs and their confidence in utilizing RCM for future
services.
RCM’s
ability to protect its data, provide services and safeguard its installations,
as it relates to the IT infrastructure, is in part dependent on several outside
vendors with whom the Company maintains service level agreements.
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Litigation
The Company
is currently, and may in the future become, involved in legal proceedings and
claims arising from time to time in the course of its business, including the
litigation described in Note 16 (Contingencies) to the consolidated financial
statements. An adverse outcome to the referenced litigation or other cases
arising in the future could have an adverse impact on the consolidated financial
position and consolidated results of operations of the Company.
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF
COMMENTS
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Not
applicable.
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
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The Company
provides specialty professional consulting services, principally performed at
various client locations, through 37 administrative and sales offices located in
the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The majority of the
Company’s offices typically consist of 1,000 to 6,000 square feet and are leased
by the Company for terms of one to three years. Offices in larger or
smaller markets may vary in size from the typical office. The Company
does not expect that it will be difficult to maintain or find suitable lease
space at reasonable rates in its markets or in areas where the Company
contemplates expansion.
The
Company's executive office is located at 2500 McClellan Avenue, Suite 350,
Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109-4613. These premises consist of approximately
10,200 square feet and are leased at a rate of $14.33 per square foot per annum
for a term ending on January 31, 2011.
The
Company's operational office is located at 20 Waterview Boulevard, 4th
Floor, Parsippany, NJ 07054-1271. These premises consist of
approximately 28,000 square feet and are leased at a rate of $29.00 per square
foot per annum for a term ending on June 30, 2012.
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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See
discussion of Legal Proceedings in Note 16 (Contingencies) to the
consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this
Report.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
|
There were
no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during the quarter ended
January 2, 2010.
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PART
II
|
ITEM
5.
|
MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
|
MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
|
Shares of
the Company's common stock are traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the
Symbol "RCMT." The following table sets forth approximate high and
low sales prices for the two years in the period ended January 2, 2010 as
reported by The NASDAQ Global Market:
Common
Stock
|
||||
Fiscal
2008
|
High
|
Low
|
||
First
Quarter
|
$6.51
|
$3.82
|
||
Second
Quarter
|
$4.81
|
$3.75
|
||
Third
Quarter
|
$4.57
|
$2.00
|
||
Fourth
Quarter
|
$2.24
|
$0.77
|
||
Fiscal
2009
|
||||
First
Quarter
|
$1.88
|
$0.90
|
||
Second
Quarter
|
$2.49
|
$1.02
|
||
Third
Quarter
|
$2.44
|
$1.47
|
||
Fourth
Quarter
|
$3.10
|
$2.10
|
Holders
As of
February 4, 2010, the approximate number of holders of record of the Company's
Common Stock was 502. Based upon the requests for proxy information in
connection with the Company's 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company
believes the number of beneficial owners of its Common Stock is approximately
2,403.
Dividends
The Company
has never declared or paid a cash dividend on the Common Stock and does not
anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. It is
the current policy of the Company's Board of Directors to retain all earnings to
finance the development and expansion of the Company's business. Any
future payment of dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors
and will depend upon, among other things, the Company's earnings, financial
condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, contractual
restrictions, and other factors that the Board of Directors deems
relevant. The Revolving Credit Facility (as defined in Item 7 hereof)
prohibits the payment of dividends or distributions on account of the Company’s
capital stock without the prior consent of the majority of the Company’s
lenders.
Comparison
of Five-Year Cumulative Total Returns
Not
required.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL
DATA
|
Not required.
ITEM 7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
Overview
RCM
participates in a market that is cyclical in nature and extremely sensitive to
economic changes. As a result, the impact of economic changes on
revenues and operations can be substantial, resulting in significant volatility
in the Company’s financial performance.
After
pro forma adjustments to remove the impact of three acquisitions in its
Information Technology segment completed in 2008 and 2009, RCM experienced a
significant decline in its 2009 revenues and gross profit as compared to 2008,
particularly in its Information Technology and Commercial segments. RCM
believes the decline in its Information Technology and Commercial pro forma
revenues was principally due to a deterioration of overall economic conditions
in its geographic markets and industry verticals served in
2009.
Over the years, RCM
has developed and assembled an attractive portfolio of capabilities,
established a proven record of performance and credibility and built an
efficient pricing structure. The Company is committed to optimizing
its business model as a single-source premier provider of business and
technology solutions with a strong vertical focus offering an integrated suite
of services through a global delivery platform.
The Company
believes that most companies recognize the importance of advanced technologies
and business processes to compete in today’s business
climate. However, the process of designing, developing and
implementing business and technology solutions is becoming increasingly
complex. The Company believes that many businesses today are focused
on return on investment analysis in prioritizing their
initiatives. This has an impact on spending by current and
prospective clients for many emerging new solutions.
Nonetheless,
the Company continues to believe that businesses must implement more advanced IT
and engineering solutions to upgrade their systems, applications and processes
so that they can maximize their productivity and optimize their performance in
order to maintain a competitive advantage. Although working under
budgetary, personnel and expertise constraints, companies are driven to support
increasingly complex systems, applications, and processes of significant
strategic value. This has given rise to a demand for
outsourcing. The Company believes that its current and prospective
clients are continuing to evaluate the potential for outsourcing business
critical systems, applications, and processes.
The Company
provides project management and consulting services, which are billed based on
either agreed-upon fixed fees or hourly rates, or a combination of
both. The billing rates and profit margins for project management and
solutions services are higher than those for professional consulting
services. The Company generally endeavors to expand its sales of
higher margin solutions and project management services. The Company
also realizes revenues from client engagements that range from the placement of
contract and temporary technical consultants to project assignments that entail
the delivery of end-to-end solutions. These services are primarily
provided to the client at hourly rates that are established for each of the
Company's consultants based upon their skill level, experience and the type of
work performed.
The majority
of the Company's services are provided under purchase
orders. Contracts are utilized on certain of the more complex
assignments where the engagements are for longer terms or where precise
documentation on the nature and scope of the assignment is
necessary. Although contracts normally relate to longer-term and more
complex engagements, they generally do not obligate the customer to purchase a
minimum level of services and are usually terminable by the customer on 60 to 90
days’ notice. The Company, from time to time, enters into contracts
requiring the completion of specific deliverables. Typically these
contracts are for less than one year.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Overview
(Continued)
Costs of
services consist primarily of salaries and compensation-related expenses for
billable consultants, including payroll taxes, employee benefits, and
insurance. Selling, general and administrative expenses consist
primarily of salaries and benefits of personnel responsible for business
development, recruiting, operating activities, and training, and include
corporate overhead expenses. Corporate overhead expenses relate to
salaries and benefits of personnel responsible for corporate activities,
including the Company's corporate marketing, administrative and reporting
responsibilities and acquisition program. The Company records these
expenses when incurred. Depreciation relates primarily to the fixed
assets of the Company. Amortization relates to the allocation of the
purchase price of an acquisition, which has been assigned to covenants not to
compete, and customer lists. Acquisitions have been accounted for
under “Business Combinations,” and have created goodwill and intangible
assets.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make
subjective decisions, assessments and estimates about the effect of matters that
are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting
the judgment increases, such judgments become even more subjective. While
management believes its assumptions are reasonable and appropriate, actual
results may be materially different from estimated. Management has identified
certain critical accounting policies, described below, that require significant
judgment to be exercised by management.
Revenue
Recognition
The Company
derives its revenues from several sources. The Company’s Engineering
Services and Information Technology Services segments perform consulting and
project solutions services. All of the Company’s segments perform
staff augmentation services and derive revenue from permanent placement
fees. The majority of the Company's revenues are invoiced on a time
and materials basis.
Project Services - The
Company recognizes revenues in accordance with “Revenue Recognition” which
clarifies application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles to
revenue transactions. Project services are generally provided on a
cost-plus, fixed-fee or time-and-material basis. Typically, a
customer will outsource a discrete project or activity and the Company assumes
responsibility for the performance of such project or activity. The
Company recognizes revenues and associated costs on a gross basis as services
are provided to the customer and costs are incurred using its
employees. The Company, from time to time, enters into contracts
requiring the completion of specific deliverables. The Company may
recognize revenues on these deliverables at the time the client accepts and
approves the deliverables. In instances where project services are
provided on a fixed-price basis and the contract will extend beyond a 12-month
period, revenue is recorded in accordance with the terms of each
contract. In some instances, revenue is billed and recorded at the
time certain milestones are reached, as defined in the contract. In
other instances, revenue is billed and recorded based upon contractual rates per
hour (i.e., percentage of completion). In addition, some contracts
contain “Performance Fees” (bonuses) for completing a contract under
budget. Performance Fees, if any, are recorded when the Company is
reasonably certain of collection. Some contracts also limit revenues
and billings to maximum amounts. Provision for contract losses, if
any, are made in the period such losses are determined. For contracts
where there is a deliverable, if the work is not complete on a specific
deliverable and the revenue is not recognized, the costs are
deferred. The associated costs are expensed when the related revenue
is recognized.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Revenue
Recognition (Continued)
Consulting and Staffing
Services - Revenues derived from consulting and staffing services are
recorded on a gross basis as services are performed and associated costs have
been incurred using employees of the Company. In these circumstances,
the Company assumes the risk of acceptability of its employees to its
customers. In certain cases, the Company may utilize other companies
and their employees to fulfill customer requirements. In these cases,
the Company receives an administrative fee for arranging for, billing for, and
collecting the billings related to these companies. The customer is
typically responsible for assessing the work of these companies who have
responsibility for acceptability of their personnel to the
customer. Under these circumstances, the Company’s reported revenues
are net of associated costs (effectively recognizing the net administrative fee
only).
Permanent Placement Services
- The Company earns permanent placement fees from providing permanent placement
services. Fees for placements are recognized at the time the
candidate commences employment. The Company guarantees its permanent
placements on a prorated basis for 90 days. In the event a candidate
is not retained for the 90-day period, the Company will provide a suitable
replacement candidate. In the event a replacement candidate cannot be
located, the Company will provide a prorated refund to the client. An
allowance for refunds, based upon the Company’s historical experience, is
recorded in the financial statements. Revenues are recorded on a
gross basis.
Accounts
Receivable
The
Company’s accounts receivable are primarily due from trade
customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of customers’
financial condition and, generally, collateral is not
required. Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in
the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for
doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than the payment terms
are considered past due. The Company determines its allowance by
considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts
receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s
current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the
general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company writes off
accounts receivable when they become uncollectible.
The
Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts increased by approximately $0.1
million to $1.2 million as of January 2, 2010 from $1.1 million as of December
27, 2008. The primary reason for this increase is that the Company has
reserved for $0.1 million of older invoices with its largest customer that may
be in dispute due to potential billing discrepancies.
On February
26, 2008, the Company accepted a promissory note from a customer for $7.4
million in payment of a like amount of accounts receivable from that
customer. The customer paid $1.3 million through April 30, 2008 at
which point management of the Company concluded that the customer was going to
default on its May 1, 2008 installment payment. During 2008 the
Company wrote off the note receivable.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Goodwill
Goodwill
represents the premium paid over the fair value of the net tangible and
intangible assets acquired in business combinations. The Company is
required to perform a goodwill and intangible asset impairment test on at least
an annual basis. Application of the goodwill and intangible asset impairment
test requires significant judgments including estimation of future cash flows,
which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of
growth for the businesses, the useful life over which cash flows will occur and
determination of weighted average cost of capital. Changes in these
estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair
value and/or conclusions on goodwill and intangible asset impairment for each
reporting unit. The Company conducts its annual goodwill and
intangible asset impairment test as of the last day of the Company’s fiscal
November each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment
exist. We periodically analyze whether any such indicators of
impairment exist. A significant amount of judgment is involved in
determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may
include a sustained, significant decline in share price and market
capitalization, a decline in expected future cash flows, a significant adverse
change in legal factors or in the business climate, unanticipated competition
and/or slower expected growth rates, among others. Due to the thin
trading of the Company stock in the public marketplace and the impact of the
control premium held by a relatively few shareholders, the Company does not
consider the market capitalization of the Company the most appropriate measure
of fair value of goodwill for our reporting units. We look to
earnings/revenue multiples of similar companies recently completing acquisitions
and the ability of our reporting units to generate cash flows as better measures
of the fair value of our reporting units, and under such calculations the fair
value exceeded the recorded goodwill by at least 25% for each of the reporting
units. The Company compares the fair value of each of its reporting
units to their respective carrying values, including related goodwill and
intangible assets. There can be no assurance that future tests of
goodwill and intangible asset impairment will not result in impairment
charges.
Long-Lived
and Intangible Assets
The Company
evaluates long-lived assets and intangible assets with definite lives for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When it is
probable that undiscounted future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover
an asset’s carrying amount, the asset is written down to its fair
value. Assets to be disposed of by sale, if any, are reported at the
lower of the carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.
Accounting
for Stock Options
The Company
uses stock options to attract, retain and reward employees for long-term
service. The Company follows “Share Based Payment,” which requires
that the compensation cost relating to stock-based payment transactions be
recognized in financial statements. This compensation cost is
measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments
issued. The Company
measures stock-based compensation cost using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Accounting
for Income Taxes
In
establishing the provision for income taxes and deferred income tax assets and
liabilities, and valuation allowances against deferred tax assets, the Company
makes judgments and interpretations based on enacted tax laws, published tax
guidance and estimates of future earnings. As of January 2, 2010, the
Company had short term deferred tax assets of $0.7 million and total long term
net deferred income tax assets of $3.8 million. The short term
deferred tax assets primarily represent timing differences for GAAP expense
accruals not deductible for tax purposes. The long term deferred tax
assets represent the tax effect of temporary differences for the GAAP versus tax
amortization of acquisitions made in the current and prior
periods. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon
the likelihood that future taxable income will be sufficient to realize these
benefits over time, and the effectiveness of tax planning strategies in the
relevant tax jurisdictions. In the event that actual results differ
from these estimates and assessments, valuation allowances may be
required.
The Company
adopted the provisions of “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” on
January 1, 2007. The Company recognized no material adjustments in
the liability for unrecognized income tax benefits. The Company
conducts its operations in multiple tax jurisdictions in the United States and
Canada. With limited exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to
audits by state and local tax authorities for tax years prior to
2006. The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined
through 2007. As of January 2, 2010, the Company did not have any
material uncertain tax positions.
The
Company’s future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in
the valuation of its deferred tax assets or liabilities or changes in tax laws
or interpretations thereof. In addition, the Company is subject to the
examination of its income tax returns by the Internal Revenue Service and other
tax authorities. The Company regularly assesses the likelihood of adverse
outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of its
provision for income taxes.
Accrued
Bonuses
The Company
pays bonuses to certain executive management, field management and corporate
employees based on, or after giving consideration to, a variety of financial
performance measures. Executive management, field management and certain
corporate employees’ bonuses are accrued throughout the year for payment during
the first quarter of the following year, based in part upon anticipated annual
results compared to annual budgets. In addition, the Company pays
discretionary bonuses to certain employees, which are not related to budget
performance. Variances in actual results versus budgeted amounts can have a
significant impact on the calculations and therefore on the estimates of the
required accruals. Accordingly, the actual earned bonuses may be
materially different from the estimates used to determine the quarterly
accruals.
Forward-looking
Information
The
Company’s growth prospects are influenced by broad economic
trends. The pace of customer capital spending programs, new product
launches and similar activities have a direct impact on the need for information
technology and engineering services. When the U.S. and Canadian
economies decline, the Company’s operating performance could be adversely
impacted. The Company believes that its fiscal discipline, strategic
focus on targeted vertical markets and diversification of service offerings
provides some insulation from adverse trends. However, declines in
the economy could result in the need for future cost reductions or changes in
strategy.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Forward-looking
Information (Continued)
Additionally,
changes in government regulations could result in prohibition or restriction of
certain types of employment services or the imposition of new or additional
employee benefits, licensing or tax requirements with respect to the provision
of employment services that may reduce RCM’s future earnings. There
can be no assurance that RCM will be able to increase the fees charged to its
clients in a timely manner and in a sufficient amount to cover increased costs
as a result of any of the foregoing.
The
consulting and employment services market is highly competitive with limited
barriers to entry. RCM competes in global, national, regional and
local markets with numerous competitors in all of the Company's service
lines. Price competition in the industries the Company serves is
significant, and pricing pressures from competitors and customers are
increasing. RCM expects that the level of competition will remain
high in the future, which could limit RCM’s ability to maintain or increase its
market share or profitability.
Results
of Operations (In thousands, except for earnings per share data)
Fiscal
Years Ended
|
||||||||
January
2, 2010
|
December
27, 2008
|
|||||||
Amount
|
% of
Revenue
|
Amount
|
% of
Revenue
|
|||||
Revenues
|
$189,393
|
100.0
|
$209,277
|
100.0
|
||||
Cost
of services
|
142,558
|
75.3
|
155,302
|
74.2
|
||||
Gross
profit
|
46,835
|
24.7
|
53,975
|
25.8
|
||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
43,885
|
23.1
|
46,568
|
22.3
|
||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,621
|
0.9
|
2,067
|
1.0
|
||||
Bad
debt - note receivable
|
-
|
-
|
6,090
|
2.9
|
||||
Impairment
of goodwill and intangible assets
|
-
|
-
|
43,315
|
20.7
|
||||
Total
operating expense
|
45,506
|
24.0
|
98,040
|
46.8
|
||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
1,329
|
0.7
|
(44,065
|
)
|
(21.1
|
)
|
||
Other
income (expense), net
|
9,780
|
5.2
|
(298
|
)
|
(0.1
|
)
|
||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
11,109
|
5.9
|
(44,363
|
)
|
(21.2
|
)
|
||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
4,187
|
2.2
|
(4,558
|
)
|
2.2
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
$6,922
|
3.7
|
($39,805
|
)
|
(19.0
|
)
|
The above
summary is not a presentation of results of operations under generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America and should not be
considered in isolation or as an alternative to results of operations as an
indication of the Company’s performance.
The Company
follows a 52/53 week fiscal reporting calendar ending on the Saturday closest to
December 31. The fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 had fifty-three
weeks and the fiscal year ended December 27, 2008 had fifty-two
weeks.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Fiscal
Year Ended January 2, 2010 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 27, 2008
Revenues. Revenues
decreased 9.5%, or $19.9 million, for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 as
compared to the same period in the prior year (the “comparable prior year
period”). Revenues decreased $15.6 million in the Information
Technology segment, increased $3.0 million in the Engineering segment, and
decreased $7.3 million in the Commercial segment. Management
attributes the overall decrease to a weakening of the general economy offset by
revenues from acquisitions made in 2008 and 2009 (see Footnote 4 in the
financial statements). The Company believes that its revenue decline
correlates to other similar business services companies, particularly in its
Information Technology and Commercial segments. Revenues that were
attributable to acquisitions which occurred in the Information Technology
segment in 2008 and 2009 contributed $22.7 million in the fiscal year ended
January 2, 2010 as compared to $21.1 million in the comparable prior year
period.
Cost of
Services. Cost of services decreased 8.2%, or $12.7 million,
for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 as compared to the comparable prior
year period. The decrease in cost of services was primarily due to
the overall decrease in revenues. Cost of services as a percentage of
revenues increased to 75.3% for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 from 74.2%
for the comparable prior year period. This increase was primarily due
to increased unbilled labor costs for consultants (i.e., a decrease in
utilization of billable resources) and softness in pricing in the Company’s
Information Technology segment.
Selling, General
and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative
(“SGA”) expenses decreased 5.8%, or $2.7 million, for the fiscal year ended
January 2, 2010 as compared to the comparable prior year period. The
decrease in SGA expenses was primarily due to a reduction in selling (primarily
commissions and salaries paid to salespersons) and other costs associated with
an overall decrease in revenues offset by additional SGA expenses incurred in
connection with three acquisitions subsequent to February 28, 2008. SGA
expenses that were attributable to acquisitions which occurred in the
Information Technology segment in 2008 and 2009 contributed $5.9 million in the
fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 as compared to $4.3 million in the comparable
prior year period. As a percentage of revenues, SGA expenses were 23.1%
for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 as compared to 22.3% for the
comparable prior year period. The increase as a percentage of revenues is
primarily due to the overall decrease in revenues.
Depreciation and
Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased 21.6%,
or $0.4 million, for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 as compared to the
comparable prior year period.
Bad Debt - Note
Receivable. On February 26, 2008,
the Company accepted a promissory note from a customer for $7.4 million in
payment of a like amount of accounts receivable from that
customer. The customer paid $1.3 million through April 30, 2008 at
which point management of the Company concluded that the customer was going to
default on its May 1, 2008 installment payment. During 2008 the
Company wrote off the note receivable.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Fiscal
Year Ended January 2, 2010 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 27, 2008
(Continued)
Goodwill and
Intangible Asset Impairment Expense. During 2008, the Company
recorded goodwill and intangible asset impairment expense of $43.3
million. The Company is required to perform goodwill and intangible
asset impairment tests on at least an annual basis. Application of
the goodwill and intangible asset impairment tests requires significant
judgments, including estimation of future cash flows, which are dependent on
internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for the
businesses, the useful life over which cash flows will occur and determination
of the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. Changes in these
estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair
value and/or conclusions on goodwill or intangible asset impairment for each
reporting unit. Goodwill at January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008 was
$8.3 million and $6.5 million, respectively. Intangible assets
at January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008 were $0.5 million and $0.3 million,
respectively. The Company determined there was no further impairment
in 2009. Therefore no impairment charges were
recognized.
Other Income
(Expense). Other income (expense) consists of interest
expense, net of interest income and gains and losses on foreign currency
transactions and, in 2009, the proceeds from a legal settlement. The
change in other income (expense) was primarily due to a $9.8 million legal
settlement in 2009 (see footnote 17 to the financial statements).
Income
Tax. Income tax expense was $4.2 million for the fiscal year
ended January 2, 2010 as compared to an income tax benefit of $4.6 million in
the comparable prior year period. The change was principally
attributable to an increase in income before taxes, which included a $9.8
million legal settlement in the fiscal year ended January 2,
2010. The comparable prior year period included an expense for a
write-off of a $6.1 million note receivable and a loss on impairment of goodwill
and intangible assets of $43.3 million. The effective tax rate was
37.7% for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 as compared to a benefit of
10.3% in the comparable prior year period. The comparable prior year
period effective tax rate was lower due to permanent GAAP to tax differences
associated with the $43.3 million goodwill and intangible asset impairment
charge in the comparable prior year period.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Fiscal
Year Ended January 2, 2010 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended December 27, 2008
(Continued)
Segment
Discussion (See Footnote 14)
Information
Technology
Information
Technology revenues of $87.9 million in 2009 decreased $15.6 million, or 15.0%,
as compared to the comparable prior year period. The decrease in
revenue was primarily attributable to a weakening of the general economy offset
by acquisitions in 2008 and 2009. The Company believes that
reductions in capital spending in the Company's geographic markets have
significantly reduced the demand for the Company's Information Technology
services. Revenues that were attributable to acquisitions which
occurred in the Information Technology segment in 2008 and 2009 contributed
$22.7 million in the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 as compared to $21.1
million in the comparable prior year period. The Information
Technology segment operating loss was $2.5 million as compared to an operating
loss of $35.6 million for the comparable prior year period. The prior
year comparable period had an impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of
$35.1 million.
Engineering
Engineering
revenues of $62.2 million in 2009 increased $3.0 million, or 5.0%, as compared
to the comparable prior year period. The increase in revenue was
primarily attributable to increases in revenues from several major customers as
compared to the comparable prior year period. The Engineering segment
operating income was $2.7 million as compared to an operating loss of $11.0
million for the comparable prior year period. The comparable prior
year period operating income was $3.3 million before bad debt-note receivable
and impairment of goodwill and intangible assets. The decrease in
operating income before bad debt-note receivable and impairment of goodwill and
intangible assets was primarily due to a higher allocation of corporate selling,
general and administrative costs as compared to the comparable prior year
period.
Commercial
Commercial
revenues of $39.3 million in 2009 decreased $7.3 million, or 15.7%, as compared
to the comparable prior year period. The decrease in revenue was
principally attributable to a weakening of the general economy and reduced
demand for the Company's Commercial services, in particular, services provided
by the Company's light industrial staffing unit. The Company's light
industrial staffing unit primarily operates in Southern California and services
mostly manufacturing and retail clients. The Company believes that
the southern California region and its manufacturing and retail industries have
been significantly impacted by negative economic trends. The
Commercial segment operating income was $1.2 million as compared to $2.5 million
for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in operating
income was primarily due to the decrease in revenues.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
following table summarizes the major captions from the Company’s Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):
Fiscal
Years Ended
|
|||||
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
||||
Cash
provided by (used in):
|
|||||
Operating
Activities
|
$16,391
|
($4,807
|
)
|
||
Investing
Activities
|
($1,650
|
)
|
($10,364
|
)
|
|
Financing
Activities
|
($4,817
|
)
|
$4,955
|
Operating
Activities
Operating
activities provided $16.4 million of cash for the fiscal year ended January 2,
2010 as compared to using $4.8 million in the comparable prior year
period. The change in cash provided by (used in) operating activities
in 2009 was primarily attributable to net income of $6.9 million, decreases in
accounts receivable and deferred income tax assets, offset by decreases in
accounts payable and accrued expenses and accrued payroll and related
costs. Net income increased primarily due to a legal settlement of
$9.8 million in the thirteen week period ended March 28,
2009. Accounts receivable decreased primarily due to decreases in
revenues and additionally from an increased focus by the Company to collect
outstanding accounts receivable at a faster rate.
Investing
Activities
Investing
activities used $1.7 million for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010 as
compared to $10.4 million for the comparable prior year period. The
decrease in the use of cash for investing activities for 2009 as compared to the
comparable 2008 period was primarily attributable to decreased expenditures for
acquisitions and property and equipment. The Company made one
acquisition in fiscal 2009 and two acquisitions in 2008 (See footnote 4 to the
financial statements).
Financing
Activities
In
2009, financing activities principally consisted of reducing debt by $4.9
million. The Company was able to reduce debt due to the
generation of $16.3 million in cash from operating activities. In
2008, financing activities principally consisted of borrowing $9.1 million from
the line of credit to finance acquisitions (See footnote 4 to the financial
statements) and the balance was used to fund working capital
requirements.
The Company and its
subsidiaries are party to a loan agreement with Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania,
amended and restated effective February 20, 2009, which provides for a $15
million revolving credit facility and includes a sub-limit of $5.0 million for
letters of credit (the “Revolving Credit
Facility”). Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear
interest at one of two alternative rates, as selected by the Company at each
incremental borrowing. These alternatives are: (i) LIBOR (London
Interbank Offered Rate), plus applicable margin, or (ii) the agent bank's prime
rate. The Company also pays unused line fees based on the amount of
the Revolving Credit Facility that is not drawn.
All
borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are collateralized by all of the
assets of the Company and its subsidiaries and a pledge of the stock of its
subsidiaries. The Revolving Credit Facility also contains various
financial and non-financial covenants, such as restrictions on the Company’s
ability to pay dividends. The Revolving Credit Facility expires in
August 2011.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Liquidity
and Capital Resources (Continued)
Financing
Activities (Continued)
The weighted
average interest rates under the Revolving Credit Facility for the fiscal year
ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008 were 2.2% and 3.8%,
respectively. The majority of borrowings in 2009 and 2008 were
subject to alternative (i) LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), plus
applicable margin on contracts of 30 days or more. During the fiscal
year ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008, the Company’s outstanding
borrowings ranged from $-0- to $4.9 million and $-0- million to $10.5 million,
respectively. At January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008, there were
$0.0 million and $4.9 outstanding borrowings under this facility,
respectively. At January 2, 2010, there were letters of credit
outstanding for $1.6 million. At January 2, 2010, the Company had availability
for additional borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility of $13.4
million.
The Company
anticipates that its primary uses of capital in future periods will be for
working capital purposes. Funding for any long-term and short-term
capital requirements as well as future acquisitions will be derived from one or
more of the Revolving Credit Facility, funds generated through operations or
future financing transactions. The Company is subject to legal
proceedings and claims that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of
its business, which may or may not be covered by insurance. Were an
unfavorable final outcome to occur, there exists the possibility of a material
adverse impact to the Company's financial position, liquidity, and the results
of operations for the period in which the effect becomes reasonably
estimable.
The
Company's business strategy is to achieve growth both internally through
operations and externally through strategic acquisitions. The Company
from time to time engages in discussions with potential acquisition candidates.
As the size of the Company and its financial resources increase however,
acquisition opportunities requiring significant commitments of capital may
arise. In order to pursue such opportunities, the Company may be
required to incur debt or issue potentially dilutive securities in the
future. No assurance can be given as to the Company’s future
acquisition and expansion opportunities or how such opportunities will be
financed.
The Company
has three active acquisition agreements whereby future contingent consideration
may be earned and paid (NuSoft, MBH and PSG as described in Footnote 4 in the
financial statements). In connection with these acquisitions, the
Company may be obligated to pay contingent consideration to the sellers provided
that the acquired businesses achieve certain earnings targets over periods
ranging from two to four years following the acquisition. In general,
the contingent consideration amounts fall into two categories: (a) Deferred
Consideration - fixed amounts due if the acquisition achieves a base level of
earnings which has been determined at the time of acquisition and (b) Earnouts –
amounts payable that are not fixed and are based on the growth in excess of the
base level earnings.
The
Company’s outstanding Deferred Consideration obligations potentially due after
January 2, 2010, which relate to the NuSoft, MBH and PSG acquisitions, could
result in the following maximum Deferred Consideration payments (in
thousands):
Year
Ending
|
Amount
|
|
January
1, 2011
|
$2,800
|
|
December
31, 2011
|
1,650
|
|
Thereafter
|
850
|
|
Maximum
deferred consideration
|
$5,300
|
The Company
cannot estimate the Deferred Consideration payments for the years after January
2, 2010 with any certainty. However, the Company believes that any
payments that may be made for the fiscal year ending January 1, 2011 will not
exceed $0.5 million. Earnouts, if any, cannot be estimated with any
certainty and as such are not included above.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Liquidity
and Capital Resources (Continued)
Financing
Activities (Continued)
The Company
does not currently have material commitments for capital expenditures and does
not currently anticipate entering into any such commitments during the next 12
months. The Company's current commitments consist primarily of lease
obligations for office space. The Company believes that its capital
resources are sufficient to meet its present obligations and those to be
incurred in the normal course of business for the next 12 months.
The Company
announced on February 3, 2010 that its Board of Directors had approved a program
to repurchase up to $7.5 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of common
stock from time to time over the subsequent 12 months, depending on market
conditions, share price and other factors. The repurchases may be made on the
open market, in block trades or otherwise. The program may be
suspended or discontinued at any time.
As of
January 2, 2010, the Company had short term deferred tax assets of $0.7 million
and total long term net deferred income tax assets of $3.8
million. The short term deferred tax assets primarily represent
timing differences for GAAP expense accruals not deductible for tax
purposes. The long term deferred tax assets represent the tax effect
of temporary differences for the GAAP versus tax amortization of acquisitions
made in prior periods. Realization of deferred tax assets is
dependent upon the likelihood that future taxable income will be sufficient to
realize these benefits over time, and the effectiveness of tax planning
strategies in the relevant tax jurisdictions. In the event that
actual results differ from these estimates and assessments, valuation allowances
may be required.
The Company
leases office facilities and various equipment under non-cancelable leases
expiring at various dates through September 2015. Certain leases are
subject to escalation clauses based upon changes in various
factors. The minimum future annual operating lease commitments for
leases with non-cancelable terms in excess of one year, exclusive of operating
escalation charges, are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal
Years
|
Amount
|
|
2010
|
$3,842
|
|
2011
|
3,176
|
|
2012
|
2,017
|
|
2013
|
791
|
|
2014
|
147
|
|
Thereafter
|
96
|
|
Total
|
$10,069
|
Significant
employment agreements are as follows:
Employment
Agreement
The Company
has an employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer and President, Leon
Kopyt (“Mr. Kopyt”), which currently provides for an annual base salary of
$625,000 and other customary benefits. In addition, the agreement
provides that Mr. Kopyt’s annual bonus be based on EBITDA, defined as earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The agreement
is for a rolling term of three years, which automatically extends each year for
an additional one-year period on February 28 of each year. The
agreement expires on February 28, 2013. The employment agreement is
terminable by the Company upon Mr. Kopyt’s death or disability, or for “good and
sufficient cause,” as defined in the agreement.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
Liquidity
and Capital Resources (Continued)
Financing
Activities (Continued)
Termination Benefits
Agreement
The Company
is party to a Termination Benefits Agreement with Mr. Kopyt, amended on December
12, 2007 to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (the "Benefits Agreement"). Pursuant to the
Benefits Agreement, following a Change in Control (as defined therein), the
remaining term of Mr. Kopyt's employment is extended for five years (the
"Extended Term"). If Mr. Kopyt's employment is terminated thereafter
by the Company other than for cause, or by Mr. Kopyt for good reason (including,
among other things, a material change in Mr. Kopyt's salary, title, reporting
responsibilities or a change in office location which requires Mr. Kopyt to
relocate), then the following provisions take effect: the Company is obligated
to pay Mr. Kopyt a lump sum equal to his salary and bonus for the remainder of
the Extended Term; and the Company shall be obligated to pay to Mr. Kopyt the
amount of any excise tax associated with the benefits provided to Mr. Kopyt
under the Benefits Agreement. If such a termination had taken place as of
January 2, 2010, Mr. Kopyt would have been entitled to cash payments of
approximately $5.7 million (representing salary and excise tax
payments).
Severance
Agreement
The Company
is party to a Severance Agreement with Mr. Kopyt, amended on December
12, 2007 to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (the “Severance Agreement”). The agreement provides for
certain payments to be made to Mr. Kopyt and for the continuation of Mr. Kopyt’s
employee benefits for a specified time after his service with the Company is
terminated other than “for cause,” as defined in the Severance
Agreement. Amounts payable to Mr. Kopyt under the Severance Agreement
would be offset and reduced by any amounts received by Mr. Kopyt after his
termination of employment under his employment agreement and the Benefits
Agreement, which are supplemented and not superseded by the Severance
Agreement. If Mr. Kopyt had been terminated as of January 2, 2010,
then under the terms of the Severance Agreement, and after offsetting any
amounts that would have been received under his current employment and
termination benefits agreements, he would have been entitled to cash payments of
approximately $3.9 million, inclusive of employee benefits.
Impact
of Inflation
Consulting,
staffing, and project services are generally priced based on mark-ups on
prevailing rates of pay, and as a result are able to generally maintain their
relationship to direct labor costs. Permanent placement services are
priced as a function of salary levels of the job
candidates.
The
Company’s business is labor intensive; therefore, the Company has a high
exposure to increasing healthcare benefit costs. The Company attempts
to compensate for these escalating costs in its business cost models and
customer pricing by passing along some of these increased healthcare benefit
costs to its customers and employees, however, the Company has not been able to
pass on all increases. The Company is continuing to review its
options to further control these costs, which the Company does not believe are
representative of general inflationary trends. Otherwise, inflation
has not been a meaningful factor in the Company’s operations.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
New
Accounting Standards
In June
2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued its final
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 168, “The FASB Accounting
Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.” SFAS No. 168 made the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification) the single source of U.S.
GAAP used by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial
statements, except for rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under
authority of federal securities laws, which are sources of authoritative
accounting guidance for SEC registrants. The Codification is meant to simplify
user access to all authoritative accounting guidance by reorganizing U.S. GAAP
pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics within a consistent structure;
its purpose is not to create new accounting and reporting guidance. The
Codification supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards
and was effective for the Company beginning September 26,
2009. Following SFAS No. 168, the Board will not issue new standards
in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force
Abstracts; instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates. The FASB will
not consider Accounting Standards Updates as authoritative in their own right;
these updates will serve only to update the Codification, provide background
information about the guidance, and provide the bases for conclusions on the
change(s) in the Codification.
In
December 2007, the FASB updated “Business Combinations.” Among
other requirements, the update requires an acquirer to recognize the assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the
acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date,
with limited exceptions. The update also requires a.) costs incurred to effect
the acquisition to be recognized separately from the acquisition as period
costs; b.) the acquirer to recognize restructuring costs that the acquirer
expects to incur, but is not obligated to incur, separately from the business
combination; and c.) an acquirer to recognize assets and liabilities assumed
arising from contractual contingencies as of the acquisition date, measured at
their acquisition-date fair values. Other key provisions of this
update include the requirement to recognize the acquisition-date fair values of
research and development assets separately from goodwill and the requirement to
recognize changes in the amount of deferred tax benefits that are recognizable
due to the business combination in either income from continuing operations in
the period of the combination or directly in contributed capital, depending on
the circumstances. The Company adopted this update as of December 28, 2008 and
has applied its provisions prospectively to business combinations that have
occurred after adoption.
In April
2009, the FASB issued “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in
a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies.” This update
requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination
that arise from contingencies be recognized at fair value if fair value can be
reasonably estimated. If fair value cannot be reasonably estimated, the asset or
liability would generally be recognized in accordance with “Accounting for
Contingencies,” and “Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a
Loss.” Further, the FASB decided to remove the subsequent accounting
guidance for assets and liabilities arising from contingencies, and carry
forward without significant revision the guidance in “Business
Combinations.” This update is effective for assets or liabilities
arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the acquisition
date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning
on or after December 15, 2008. The Company adopted this update
effective December 28, 2008.
In April
2009, the FASB issued “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments.” This update amends “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments,” to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments
for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual
financial statements. This update also amends Interim Financial Reporting, to
require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim
reporting periods. This update became effective for the interim period ending
June 27, 2009 and did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.
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ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
|
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
|
New
Accounting Standards (Continued)
In October
2009, the FASB issued “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple
Deliverables.” This statement provides principles for allocating sales
consideration among multiple-element revenue arrangements with an entity’s
customers, allowing more flexibility in identifying and accounting for separate
deliverables under an arrangement. This update introduces an estimated selling
price method for valuing the elements of a bundled arrangement if
vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price is
not available, and significantly expands related disclosure requirements. This
standard is effective on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered
into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15,
2010. Alternatively, adoption may be on a retrospective basis, and early
application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of
adopting this pronouncement.
ITEM
7A.
|
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
|
The
Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates
primarily to the Company’s investment portfolio and debt instruments, which
primarily consist of its Revolving Credit Facility. The Company does
not have any derivative financial instruments in its portfolio. The
Company places its investments in instruments that meet high credit quality
standards. The Company is adverse to principal loss and ensures the
safety and preservation of its invested funds by limiting default risk, market
risk and reinvestment risk. As of January 2, 2010, the Company’s
investments consisted of cash and money market funds. The Company
does not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage its exposure to
interest rate changes. Presently the impact of a 10% (approximately
90 basis points) increase in interest rates on its variable debt (using an
incremental borrowing rate) would have a relatively nominal impact on the
Company’s results of operations. The Company does not expect any
material loss with respect to its investment portfolio.
ITEM
8.
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
|
The
financial statements, together with the report of the Company’s Registered
Public Accounting Firm, begins on page F-1.
ITEM
9.
|
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
|
FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
None.
33
ITEM
9A(T).
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
The
Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the
effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period
covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that those disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were
functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that information
required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and
communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and
principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
A controls
system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute
assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.
Management’s Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting for the company. Internal control over
financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. Our system of internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of
records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the
transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of
the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the
company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
Management
performed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting as of January 2, 2010 based upon criteria in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). Based on this assessment, management
determined that the company's internal control over financial reporting was
effective as of January 2, 2010, based on the criteria in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework issued by COSO.
There have
been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter and that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM
9B.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
None.
34
PART
III
|
ITEM
10.
|
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
|
The
information required by Item 10 shall be included in the 2010 Proxy
Statement.
ITEM
11.
|
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
|
The
information required by Item 11 shall be included in the 2010 Proxy
Statement.
ITEM
12.
|
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
|
AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
Except as
set forth below, the information required by Item 12 shall be included in the
2010 Proxy Statement.
The table
below presents certain information concerning securities issuable in connection
with equity compensation plans that have been approved by the Company's
shareholders and that have not been approved by the Company's
shareholders.
Plan
category
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
and rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
Number
of securities remaining available for issuance under equity compensation
plans, excluding securities reflected in column (a)
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
|
Equity
compensation plans
approved by
security holders
|
1,564,594
|
$3.87
|
426,100
|
Equity
compensation plans
not approved by
security holders
|
____________________
|
____________________
|
____________________
|
Total
|
1,564,594
|
$3.87
|
426,100
|
ITEM
13.
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
|
INDEPENDENCE
|
The
information required by Item 13 shall be included in the 2010 Proxy
Statement.
ITEM
14.
|
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|
The
information required by Item 14 shall be included in the 2010 Proxy
Statement.
35
PART
IV
|
ITEM
15.
|
EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
|
(a)
|
1. and 2. Financial Statement
Schedules -- See "Index to Financial Statements and Schedules" on
F-1.
|
||
3. See Item (b)
below.
|
|||
(b)
|
Exhibits
|
||
(3)(a)
|
Articles
of Incorporation, as amended; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1994.
|
||
(3)(b)
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation; incorporated by reference to
Exhibit A to the Registrant's Proxy Statement, dated February 6, 1996,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29,
1996.
|
||
(3)(c)
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation; incorporated by reference to
Exhibit B to the Registrant's Proxy Statement, dated February 6, 1996,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 29,
1996.
|
||
(3)(d)
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(d) to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
27, 2008.
|
||
(4)(a)
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated March 11, 1996, by and between RCM Technologies,
Inc. and the former shareholders of The Consortium; incorporated by
reference to Exhibit (c)(2) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 19, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 20, 1996.
|
||
*
|
(10)(a)
|
RCM
Technologies, Inc. 1992 Incentive Stock Option Plan; incorporated by
reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant's Proxy Statement, dated March 9,
1992, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9,
1992.
|
|
(10)(b)
|
RCM
Technologies, Inc. 1994 Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan;
incorporated by reference to the appendix to the Registrant's Proxy
Statement, dated March 31, 1994, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 28, 1994.
|
||
*
|
(10)(c)
|
RCM
Technologies, Inc. 1996 Executive Stock Option Plan, dated August 15,
1996; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(l) to the Registrant’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1996,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 1997 (the
“1996 10-K”).
|
|
*
|
(10)(d)
|
RCM
Technologies, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Incentive Plan, dated January 6,
2000; incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant’s Proxy
Statement, dated March 3, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 28, 2000.
|
|
*
|
(10)(e)
|
Second
Amended and Restated Termination Benefits Agreement, dated March 18, 1997,
between the Registrant and Leon Kopyt; incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(g) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC
File No. 333-23753), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 21, 1997.
|
|
*
|
(10)(f)
|
Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement, dated November 30, 1996, between the
Registrant, Intertec Design, Inc. and Leon Kopyt; incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(g) to the 1996
10-K.
|
36
ITEM
15.
|
EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(CONTINUED)
|
(b)
|
Exhibits
(Continued)
|
||
(10)(g)
|
Amended
and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated May 31, 2002, between RCM
Technologies, Inc. and all of its Subsidiaries with Citizens Bank of
Pennsylvania, as Administrative Agent and Arranger; incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 5, 2002 (the “Second Quarter 2002
10-Q”).
|
||
*
|
(10)(h)
|
Severance
Agreement, dated June 10, 2002, between RCM Technologies, Inc. and Leon
Kopyt; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10a to the Second Quarter 2002
10-Q.
|
|
*
|
(10)(i)
|
Exhibit
A to Severance Agreement General Release; incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10b to the Second Quarter 2002 10-Q.
|
|
(10)(j)
|
Amendment
and Modification to Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement, dated December 30, 2002, between RCM Technologies, Inc. and all
of its Subsidiaries and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as
Administrative Agent and Arranger; incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(k) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 28, 2003, as amended on March 3, 2003 (the “2002
10-K”).
|
||
(10)(k)
|
Second
Amendment and Modification to Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement, dated February 26, 2003, between RCM Technologies, Inc. and all
of its Subsidiaries and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as Administrative
Agent and Arranger; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(l) to
2002 10-K).
|
||
(10)(l)
|
Third
Amendment and Modification to Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement, dated October 1, 2003, between RCM Technologies, Inc. and all
of its Subsidiaries and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as Administrative
Agent and Arranger; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.H to the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6,
2003.
|
||
(10)(m)
|
Fourth
Amendment and Modification to Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement, dated July 23, 2004, between RCM Technologies, Inc. and all of
its Subsidiaries and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as Administrative Agent
and Arranger; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 3,
2004, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5,
2004.
|
||
(10)(n)
|
Fifth
Amendment and Modification to Amended and Restated Loan and Security
Agreement dated August 7, 2006, between RCM Technologies, Inc. and all of
its Subsidiaries and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania as Administrative Agent
and Arranger; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1,
2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10,
2006.
|
||
*
|
(10)(o)
|
Amendment
No. 1, dated December 12, 2007, to the Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement, entered into on November 30, 1996, between Leon Kopyt and RCM
Technologies, Inc.; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 12, 2007, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2007 (the
“December 2007 8-K”).
|
|
*
|
(10)(p)
|
Amendment
No. 1, dated December 12, 2007, to the Second Amended and Restated
Termination Benefits Agreement, made March 18, 1997, between Leon Kopyt
and RCM Technologies, Inc.; incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
the December 2007 8-K.
|
37
ITEM
15.
|
EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(CONTINUED)
|
(b)
|
Exhibits
(Continued)
|
||
*
|
(10)(q)
|
Amendment
No. 1, dated December 12, 2007, to the Severance Agreement, entered into
on June 12, 2002, between Leon Kopyt and RCM Technologies, Inc.;
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the December 2007
8-K.
|
|
*
|
(10)(t)
|
The
RCM Technologies, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan; incorporated
by reference to Annex A to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement, dated April
20, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19,
2007.
|
|
*
|
(10)(u)
|
Separation
and Release Agreement, dated August 27, 2008; incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated August
21, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27,
2008.
|
|
(10)(v)
|
Second
Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 19,
2009, between RCM Technologies, Inc. and all of its Subsidiaries, Citizens
Bank of Pennsylvania as Administrative Agent and Arranger and the
Financial Institutions Named therein as Lenders; incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated
February 19, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 25, 2009.
|
||
(21)
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant. (Filed herewith)
|
||
23.1
|
Consent
of Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP. (Filed
herewith)
|
||
23.2
|
Consent
of Grant Thornton LLP. (Filed herewith)
|
||
31.1
|
Certifications
of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed
herewith)
|
||
31.2
|
Certifications
of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Filed
herewith)
|
||
32.1
|
Certifications
of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.) (Filed herewith)
|
||
32.2
|
Certifications
of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (This exhibit shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section. Further, this exhibit shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.) (Filed herewith)
|
||
*
|
Constitutes
a management contract or compensatory plan or
arrangement.
|
|
38
SIGNATURES
|
Pursuant to
the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RCM
Technologies, Inc.
|
|||
Date: March
8, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Leon Kopyt
|
|
Leon
Kopyt
|
|||
Chairman,
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
|||
Date: March
8, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Kevin D. Miller
|
|
Kevin
D. Miller
|
|||
Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
|
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: March
8, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Leon Kopyt
|
|
Leon
Kopyt
|
|||
Chairman,
President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and
Director
|
|||
Date: March
8, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Kevin D. Miller
|
|
Kevin
D. Miller
|
|||
Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
|
|||
Date: March
8, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Norman S. Berson
|
|
Norman
S. Berson
|
|||
Director
|
|||
Date: March
8, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Robert B. Kerr
|
|
Robert
B. Kerr
|
|||
Director
|
|||
Date: March
8, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Lawrence Needleman
|
|
Lawrence
Needleman
|
|||
Director
|
39
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
|
FORM
10-K
|
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
|
Page
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets, January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Statements of Income, Years Ended January 2, 2010 and
December
27, 2008
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity and
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Years Ended January 2,
2010
and December 27, 2008
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows, Years Ended January 2, 2010 and
December 27, 2008
|
F-5
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-6
|
Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
|
F-32
|
Schedule
II
|
F-34
|
F-1
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
January
2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
January
2,
|
December
27,
|
|||||
2010
|
2008
|
|||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$10,942
|
$815
|
||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
46,353
|
55,770
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
2,677
|
3,012
|
||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
705
|
2,204
|
||||
Total
current assets
|
60,677
|
61,801
|
||||
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
|
||||||
and
amortization of $6,460 (January 2, 2010) and
$5,692
(December 27, 2008)
|
4,768
|
5,586
|
||||
Other
assets:
|
||||||
Deposits
|
212
|
264
|
||||
Goodwill
|
8,260
|
6,538
|
||||
Intangible
assets, net
|
464
|
276
|
||||
Deferred
income tax assets
|
3,828
|
4,376
|
||||
Total
other assets
|
12,764
|
11,454
|
||||
Total
assets
|
$78,209
|
$78,841
|
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||
Borrowings
under line of credit
|
$ -
|
$4,900
|
||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
7,501
|
8,375
|
||||
Accrued
payroll and related costs
|
6,512
|
9,677
|
||||
Income
taxes payable
|
-
|
538
|
||||
Total current liabilities |
14,013
|
23,490
|
Contingent
consideration
|
893
|
-
|
||||
Stockholders'
equity:
|
||||||
Preferred
stock, $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||
no
shares issued or outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Common
stock, $0.05 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized;
|
||||||
12,960,778
and 12,774,026 shares issued and outstanding
at
January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008, respectively
|
648
|
639
|
||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
107,262
|
106,788
|
||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
1,267
|
720
|
||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(45,874
|
)
|
(52,796
|
)
|
||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
63,303
|
55,351
|
||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$78,209
|
$78,841
|
||||
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-2
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
January
2,
|
December
27,
|
|||||
2010
|
2008
|
|||||
Revenues
|
$189,393
|
$209,277
|
||||
Cost
of services
|
142,558
|
155,302
|
||||
Gross
profit
|
46,835
|
53,975
|
||||
Operating
costs and expenses
|
||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
43,885
|
46,568
|
||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,621
|
2,067
|
||||
Bad
debt - note receivable
|
-
|
6,090
|
||||
Impairment
of goodwill and intangible assets
|
-
|
43,315
|
||||
45,506
|
98,040
|
|||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
1,329
|
(44,065
|
)
|
|||
Other
income (expense)
|
||||||
Interest
(expense) income, net
|
(55
|
)
|
(230
|
)
|
||
Gain
(loss) on foreign currency transactions
|
85
|
(75
|
)
|
|||
Legal
settlement
|
9,750
|
-
|
||||
Other
|
-
|
7
|
||||
9,780
|
(298
|
)
|
||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
11,109
|
(44,363
|
)
|
|||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
4,187
|
(4,558
|
)
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
$6,922
|
($39,805
|
)
|
Basic
and diluted earnings (loss) per common share
|
|||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$0.54
|
($3.15
|
)
|
||
Weighted
average number of common
shares
outstanding
|
12,888,539
|
12,647,127
|
|||
Weighted
average number of common and common
equivalent
shares outstanding
|
12,892,530
|
12,647,127
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-3
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Income
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
|||||||
Balance,
December 29, 2007
|
12,058,689
|
$603
|
$102,951
|
$1,484
|
($12,990
|
)
|
$92,048
|
|||||
Issuance
of stock under employee
stock
purchase plan
|
15,337
|
1
|
55
|
-
|
-
|
56
|
||||||
Translation
adjustment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(764
|
)
|
-
|
(764
|
)
|
||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
100
|
||||||
Shares
issued for acquired
companies
|
700,000
|
35
|
3,682
|
-
|
-
|
3,717
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(39,805
|
)
|
(39,805
|
)
|
||||
Balance,
December 27, 2008
|
12,774,026
|
639
|
106,788
|
720
|
(52,796
|
)
|
55,351
|
|||||
Issuance
of stock under employee
stock
purchase plan
|
86,752
|
4
|
79
|
-
|
-
|
83
|
||||||
Translation
adjustment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
547
|
-
|
547
|
||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
181
|
-
|
-
|
181
|
||||||
Shares
issued for acquired
company
|
100,000
|
5
|
214
|
-
|
-
|
219
|
||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6,922
|
6,922
|
||||||
Balance,
January 2, 2010
|
12,960,778
|
$648
|
$107,262
|
$1,267
|
($45,874
|
)
|
$63,303
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
January
2,
|
December
27,
|
|||
2010
|
2008
|
|||
Net
income (loss)
|
$6,922
|
($39,805)
|
||
Foreign
currency translation adjustment
|
547
|
(764)
|
||
Comprehensive
income (loss)
|
$7,469
|
($40,569)
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-4
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
January
2,
|
December
27,
|
||||||
2010
|
2008
|
||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$6,922
|
($39,805
|
)
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,625
|
2,056
|
|||||
Impairment
of goodwill and intangible assets
|
-
|
43,315
|
|||||
Loss
(gain) on disposal of assets
|
88
|
(7
|
)
|
||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
181
|
100
|
|||||
Provision
for losses on (recovery from) accounts receivable
|
115
|
(641
|
)
|
||||
Provision
for losses on note receivable
|
-
|
6,090
|
|||||
Deferred
income tax expense (benefit)
|
2,047
|
(5,869
|
)
|
||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
|
|||||||
Accounts
and note receivable
|
10,173
|
(10,275
|
)
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
643
|
(1,582
|
)
|
||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(1,142
|
)
|
906
|
||||
Accrued
payroll and related costs
|
(3,386
|
)
|
1,368
|
||||
Income
taxes payable
|
(875
|
)
|
(463
|
)
|
|||
Total
adjustments
|
9,469
|
34,998
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
16,391
|
(4,807
|
)
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||
Property
and equipment acquired
|
(802
|
)
|
(2,667
|
)
|
||
Proceeds
from equipment disposal
|
-
|
25
|
||||
Decrease
(increase) in deposits
|
52
|
(138
|
)
|
|||
Cash
paid for acquisitions, net of working capital
|
(900
|
)
|
(7,584
|
)
|
||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,650
|
)
|
(10,364
|
)
|
||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||
Sale
of stock for employee stock purchase plan
|
83
|
55
|
||||
Net
(repayments) borrowings of line of credit
|
(4,900
|
)
|
4,900
|
|||
Net
cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(4,817
|
)
|
4,955
|
|||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
203
|
(611
|
)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
10,127
|
(10,827
|
)
|
|||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
815
|
11,642
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$10,942
|
$815
|
||||
Supplemental
cash flow information:
|
||||||
Cash
paid for:
|
||||||
Interest
|
$67
|
$192
|
||||
Income
taxes
|
$2,510
|
$2,483
|
||||
Non-cash
investing activities:
|
||||||
Issuance
of common stock for acquired business
|
$219
|
$3,717
|
||||
Contingent
consideration recorded, not paid
|
$893
|
$ -
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-5
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Description
of Business and Basis of Presentation
RCM
Technologies, Inc. (the "Company" or "RCM") is a premier provider of business
and technology solutions designed to enhance and maximize the operational
performance of its customers through the adaptation and deployment of advanced
information technology and engineering services. Additionally, the
Company provides specialty staffing services through its Commercial Services
group. RCM’s offices are located in major metropolitan centers
throughout North America.
The
consolidated financial statements are comprised of the accounts of the Company
and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain
prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year
presentation.
Use
of Estimates and Uncertainties
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual
results could differ from these estimates.
Fiscal
Periods
The
reporting period for the Company is the Saturday closest to the last day in
December. Fiscal year 2009 represents the 53 weeks ended January 2,
2010 and fiscal year 2008 represents the 52 weeks ended December 27,
2008.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The Company
considers its holdings of highly liquid money-market instruments to be cash
equivalents if the securities mature within 90 days from the date of
acquisition. These investments are carried at cost, which
approximates fair value. The
Company’s cash balances are maintained in accounts held by major banks and
financial institutions. At times, these balances may exceed federally
insured amounts. At January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008, $0.1
million and $0.7 million, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents were held
in Canadian banks.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
Company’s carrying value of financial instruments, consisting primarily of
accounts receivable, approximates fair value. The Company does not
have any off-balance sheet financial instruments. The Company does
not have derivative products in place to manage risks related to foreign
currency fluctuations for its foreign operations or for interest rate
changes.
F-6
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
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1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Accounts
Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The
Company’s accounts receivable are primarily due from trade
customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of customers’
financial condition and, generally, collateral is not
required. Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in
the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for
doubtful accounts. Accounts outstanding longer than the payment terms
are considered past due. The Company determines its allowance by
considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts
receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s
current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of the
general economy and the industry as a whole. The Company writes off
accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently
received on such receivables previously written off are credited to bad debt
expense.
Unbilled
Accounts Receivable and Work-in-Process
Unbilled
receivables primarily represent revenues earned whereby those services are ready
to be billed as of the balance sheet ending date. Work-in-process
primarily represents revenues earned under contracts which the Company is
contractually precluded from invoicing until future dates as project milestones
are realized. See Footnote 2 for further details.
Property
and Equipment
Property and
equipment are stated at cost net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
and are depreciated on the straight-line method at rates calculated to provide
for retirement of assets at the end of their estimated useful
lives. The Company's ERP software system, installed in 1999 and
upgraded in 2004, is being depreciated over fifteen years. The
Company's VOIP telephone system, the installation of which was substantially
complete at the end of 2008, is being depreciated over seven
years. All other hardware and software as well as furniture and
office equipment is depreciated over five years. Leasehold
improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated life of the asset
or the lease term.
Goodwill
Goodwill
represents the premium paid over the fair value of the net tangible and
intangible assets acquired in business combinations. The Company is
required to perform a goodwill impairment test on at least an annual basis.
Application of the goodwill impairment test requires significant judgments
including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal
forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for the businesses, the
useful life over which cash flows will occur and determination of weighted
average cost of capital. Changes in these estimates and assumptions
could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or conclusions on
goodwill impairment for each reporting unit. The Company conducts its
annual goodwill impairment test as of the last day of the Company’s fiscal
November each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment
exist. The Company periodically analyzes whether any such indicators
of impairment exist. A significant amount of judgment is involved in
determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may
include a sustained, significant decline in share price and market
capitalization, a decline in expected future cash flows, a significant adverse
change in legal factors or in the business climate, unanticipated competition
and/or slower expected growth rates, among others. The Company
compares the fair value of each of its reporting units to their respective
carrying values and if the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds fair value,
an impairment loss is recognized. The Company
determined there was no impairment in 2009.
F-7
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
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1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Long-Lived
Assets
The Company
accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with “Accounting for the Impairment
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” Management periodically
reviews the carrying amounts of long-lived assets to determine whether current
events or circumstances warrant adjustment to such carrying
amounts. Any impairment is measured by the amount that the carrying
value of such assets exceeds their fair value, primarily based on estimated
discounted cash flows. Considerable management judgment is necessary
to estimate the fair value of assets. Assets to be disposed of are
carried at the lower of their financial statement carrying amount or fair value,
less cost to sell.
Software
In
accordance with “Accounting for Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained
for Internal Use,” certain costs related to the development or purchase of
internal-use software are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful
life of the software. During the years ended January 2, 2010 and
December 27, 2008, the Company capitalized approximately $244 and $219,
respectively, for software costs. At January 2, 2010 the net balance
after depreciation for all software costs capitalized was $556.
Income
Taxes
The Company
accounts for income taxes in accordance with “Accounting for Income Taxes” which
requires an asset and liability approach of accounting for income
taxes. “Accounting for Income Taxes” requires assessment of the
likelihood of realizing benefits associated with deferred tax assets for
purposes of determining whether a valuation allowance is needed for such
deferred tax assets. The Company and its wholly owned U.S.
subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return.
The
Company also follows the provisions of “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes” which prescribes a model for the recognition and measurement of a tax
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, and provides guidance on
derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, disclosure and
transition. At January 2, 2010 the Company did not have any significant
unrecognized tax benefits.
Revenue
Recognition
The Company
derives its revenues from several sources. The Company’s Engineering
Services and Information Technology Services segments perform consulting and
project solutions services. All of the Company’s segments perform
staff augmentation services and derive revenue from permanent placement
fees. The majority of the Company's revenues are invoiced on a time
and materials basis.
F-8
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
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1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Revenue
Recognition (Continued)
Project
Services - The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with “Revenue
Recognition” which clarifies application of U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles to revenue transactions. Project services are generally
provided on a cost-plus, fixed-fee or time-and-material
basis. Typically, a customer will outsource a discrete project or
activity and the Company assumes responsibility for the performance of such
project or activity. The Company recognizes revenues and associated
costs on a gross basis as services are provided to the customer and costs are
incurred using its employees. The Company, from time to time, enters
into contracts requiring the completion of specific deliverables. The
Company may recognize revenues on these deliverables at the time the client
accepts and approves the deliverables. In instances where project
services are provided on a fixed-price basis and the contract will extend beyond
a 12-month period, revenue is recorded in accordance with the terms of each
contract. In some instances, revenue is billed and recorded at the
time certain milestones are reached, as defined in the contract. In
other instances, revenue is billed and recorded based upon contractual rates per
hour (i.e., percentage of completion). In addition, some contracts
contain “Performance Fees” (bonuses) for completing a contract under
budget. Performance Fees, if any, are recorded when the Company is
reasonably certain of collection. Some contracts also limit revenues
and billings to maximum amounts. Provision for contract losses, if
any, are made in the period such losses are determined. For contracts
where there is a deliverable, the work is not complete on a specific deliverable
and the revenue is not recognized, the costs are deferred. The
associated costs are expensed when the related revenue is
recognized.
Consulting
and Staffing Services - Revenues derived from consulting and staffing
services are recorded on a gross basis as services are performed and associated
costs have been incurred using employees of the Company. In these
circumstances, the Company assumes the risk of acceptability of its employees to
its customers. In certain cases, the Company may utilize other
companies and their employees to fulfill customer requirements. In
these cases, the Company receives an administrative fee for arranging for,
billing for, and collecting the billings related to these
companies. The customer is typically responsible for assessing the
work of these companies who have responsibility for acceptability of their
personnel to the customer. Under these circumstances, the Company’s
reported revenues are net of associated costs (effectively recognizing the net
administrative fee only).
Permanent
Placement Services - The Company earns permanent placement fees from
providing permanent placement services. Fees for placements are
recognized at the time the candidate commences employment. The
Company guarantees its permanent placements on a prorated basis for 90
days. In the event a candidate is not retained for the 90-day period,
the Company will provide a suitable replacement candidate. In the
event a replacement candidate cannot be located, the Company will provide a
prorated refund to the client. An allowance for refunds, based upon
the Company’s historical experience, is recorded in the financial
statements. Revenues are recorded on a gross basis.
F-9
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
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1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Concentration
During 2009,
United Technologies Corporation accounted for 12.7% of the Company’s revenues
and 22.2% of the Company’s accounts receivable. No other customer
accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues. The Company's five, ten and
twenty largest customers accounted for approximately 30.0%, 36.7% and 47.3%,
respectively, of the Company's revenues for 2009.
During 2008,
United Technologies Corporation accounted for 11.1% of the Company’s revenues
and 17.5% of the Company’s accounts receivable. No other customer
accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues. The Company's five, ten and
twenty largest customers accounted for approximately 27.1%, 33.5% and 44.0%,
respectively, of the Company's revenues for 2008.
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
functional currency of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary is the subsidiary’s
local currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at period-end
exchange rates. Income and expense items are translated at weighted
average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Any translation
adjustments are included in the accumulated other comprehensive income account
in stockholders’ equity. Transactions executed in different
currencies resulting in exchange adjustments are translated at spot rates and
resulting foreign exchange transaction gains and losses are included in the
results of operations.
Comprehensive
Income
Comprehensive
income consists of net income and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Per
Share Data
Basic net
income per share is calculated using the weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is
calculated using the weighted-average number of common shares plus dilutive
potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential
dilutive common shares consist of stock options and other stock-based awards
under the Company's stock compensation plans, when their impact is
dilutive. Because of the Company’s capital structure, all reported
earnings pertain to common shareholders and no other adjustments are
necessary.
The number
of common shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share for 2009
and 2008 was determined as follows:
Fiscal
Years Ended
|
||||
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
|||
Basic
shares outstanding
|
12,888,539
|
12,647,127
|
||
Dilutive
effect of stock options
|
3,991
|
-
|
||
Dilutive
shares
|
12,892,530
|
12,647,127
|
F-10
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
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1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Per
Share Data (Continued)
For the
fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, there were 1,534,594 options not included in
the calculation of common stock equivalents because the exercise price of the
options exceeded the average market price during the
year.
For the
fiscal year ended December 27, 2008, there were 1,069,900 options not included
in the calculation of common stock equivalents because the exercise price of the
options exceeded the average market price during the year. Additionally,
224,000 options that were at less than the average market price were not
included in the calculation of common stock equivalents because the options were
anti-dilutive as the Company is in a net loss position.
Share
- Based Compensation
The Company
accounts for stock based payment awards in accordance with "Compensation - Stock
Compensation." The Company recognizes share-based compensation based
on certain assumption inputs within the Black-Scholes Model. These
assumption inputs are used to determine an estimated fair value of stock based
payment awards on the date of grant and require subjective
judgment. Because employee stock options have characteristics
significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, the existing
models may not provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the
employee stock options. Management assesses the assumptions and
methodologies used to calculate estimated fair value of stock-based compensation
on a regular basis. Circumstances may change and additional data may
become available over time, which could result in changes to these assumptions
and methodologies and thereby materially impact our fair value
determination. See Note 9 for additional stock-based compensation
information.
Common
Stock Reserved
Unissued
shares of common stock were reserved for the following purposes:
January
2,
|
December
27,
|
|||
2010
|
2008
|
|||
Exercise
of options outstanding
|
1,564,594
|
1,293,900
|
||
Future
grants of options
|
426,100
|
699,294
|
||
Total
|
1,990,694
|
1,993,194
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Advertising
Costs
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred. Total advertising expense was $864
and $1,110 for the fiscal years 2009 and 2008, respectively.
F-11
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
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1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
New
Accounting Standards
In June
2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued its final
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 168, “The FASB Accounting
Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.” SFAS No. 168 made the FASB
Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification) the single source of U.S.
GAAP used by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial
statements, except for rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under
authority of federal securities laws, which are sources of authoritative
accounting guidance for SEC registrants. The Codification is meant to simplify
user access to all authoritative accounting guidance by reorganizing U.S. GAAP
pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics within a consistent structure;
its purpose is not to create new accounting and reporting guidance. The
Codification supersedes all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards
and was effective for the Company beginning September 26,
2009. Following SFAS No. 168, the Board will not issue new standards
in the form of Statements, FASB Staff Positions, or Emerging Issues Task Force
Abstracts; instead, it will issue Accounting Standards Updates. The FASB will
not consider Accounting Standards Updates as authoritative in their own right;
these updates will serve only to update the Codification, provide background
information about the guidance, and provide the bases for conclusions on the
change(s) in the Codification.
In
December 2007, the FASB updated “Business Combinations.” Among
other requirements, the update requires an acquirer to recognize the assets
acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the
acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date,
with limited exceptions. The update also requires a.) costs incurred to effect
the acquisition to be recognized separately from the acquisition as period
costs; b.) the acquirer to recognize restructuring costs that the acquirer
expects to incur, but is not obligated to incur, separately from the business
combination; and c.) an acquirer to recognize assets and liabilities assumed
arising from contractual contingencies as of the acquisition date, measured at
their acquisition-date fair values. Other key provisions of this
update include the requirement to recognize the acquisition-date fair values of
research and development assets separately from goodwill and the requirement to
recognize changes in the amount of deferred tax benefits that are recognizable
due to the business combination in either income from continuing operations in
the period of the combination or directly in contributed capital, depending on
the circumstances. The Company adopted this update as of December 28, 2008 and
has applied its provisions prospectively to business combinations that have
occurred after adoption.
In April
2009, the FASB issued “Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in
a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies.” This update
requires that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination
that arise from contingencies be recognized at fair value if fair value can be
reasonably estimated. If fair value cannot be reasonably estimated, the asset or
liability would generally be recognized in accordance with “Accounting for
Contingencies,” and “Reasonable Estimation of the Amount of a
Loss.” Further, the FASB decided to remove the subsequent accounting
guidance for assets and liabilities arising from contingencies, and carry
forward without significant revision the guidance in “Business
Combinations.” This update is effective for assets or liabilities
arising from contingencies in business combinations for which the acquisition
date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning
on or after December 28, 2008. The Company adopted this update
effective December 16, 2008.
F-12
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
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1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES (CONTINUED)
New Accounting Standards
(Continued)
In April
2009, the FASB issued “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments.” This update amends “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments,” to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments
for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual
financial statements. This update also amends Interim Financial Reporting, to
require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim
reporting periods. This update became effective for the interim period ending
June 27, 2009 and did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.
In October
2009, the FASB issued “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple
Deliverables.” This statement provides principles for allocating sales
consideration among multiple-element revenue arrangements with an entity’s
customers, allowing more flexibility in identifying and accounting for separate
deliverables under an arrangement. This update introduces an estimated selling
price method for valuing the elements of a bundled arrangement if
vendor-specific objective evidence or third-party evidence of selling price is
not available, and significantly expands related disclosure requirements. This
standard is effective on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered
into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15,
2010. Alternatively, adoption may be on a retrospective basis, and early
application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of
adopting this pronouncement.
2.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The
Company’s accounts receivable are comprised as follows:
Fiscal
Years Ended
|
||||
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
|||
Billed
|
$37,504
|
$45,855
|
||
Accrued
and unbilled
|
2,160
|
7,044
|
||
Work-in-progress
|
7,887
|
3,953
|
||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
and
sales discounts
|
(1,198
|
)
|
(1,082
|
)
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
$46,353
|
$55,770
|
3.
NOTE RECEIVABLE
On February
26, 2008, the Company accepted a promissory note from a customer for $7.4
million in payment of a like amount of accounts receivable from that
customer. The customer paid $1.3 million through April 30, 2008 at
which point management of the Company concluded that the customer was going to
default on its May 1, 2008 installment payment. During 2008 the
Company wrote off the note receivable.
F-13
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
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4.
ACQUISITIONS
General
In
connection with certain acquisitions, the Company is obligated to pay contingent
consideration to the sellers upon the acquired business achieving certain
earnings targets over periods ranging from two to four years following the
acquisition. In general, the contingent consideration amounts fall
into two categories: (a) Deferred Consideration - fixed amounts due if the
acquisition achieves a base level of earnings which has been determined at the
time of acquisition and (b) Earnouts – amounts payable that are not fixed and
are based on the growth in excess of the base level
earnings.
Future
Contingent Payments
The Company
has three active acquisition agreements whereby future contingent consideration
may be earned and paid (NuSoft, MBH and PSG as described herein). The
NuSoft and MBH acquisitions were accounted for under “Business Combinations”
which did not require that the estimated fair value of contingent consideration
be recorded as a liability. The Company has not recorded any liability
associated with the contingent consideration that may be paid for the NuSoft and
MBH acquisitions. The PSG acquisition was accounted for under “Accounting
for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in Business Combinations That Arise
from Contingencies” which requires that the fair value of any future contingent
consideration be recorded as a liability. The Company has determined that
the estimated fair value of the total future contingent consideration (Deferred
Consideration and Earnouts) associated with the PSG acquisition is $0.9
million. The amount actually paid, if any, may substantially exceed the
estimated fair value. Changes in the fair value, if any, will be
recognized in earnings. The Company has recorded this liability and
increased its goodwill by a like amount.
The
Company’s outstanding Deferred Consideration obligations potentially due after
January 2, 2010, which relate to the three acquisitions, could result in the
following maximum Deferred Consideration payments:
Fiscal
Years
|
Amount
|
2010
|
$2,800
|
2011
|
1,650
|
Thereafter
|
850
|
Maximum
Deferred Consideration
|
$5,300
|
The Company
cannot estimate the Deferred Consideration payments with any
certainty. However, the Company believes that any payments that may
be made for fiscal year 2010 will not exceed $0.5 million. Earnouts,
if any, cannot be estimated with any certainty and as such are not included
above.
NuSoft
Solutions, Inc.
On March 19,
2008, the Company purchased the operating assets of NuSoft Solutions, Inc.
(“NuSoft”). NuSoft is a specialty provider of information technology
services. The acquisition was effective as of March 1,
2008. The acquisition has been accounted for in accordance with
“Business Combinations.” Accordingly, the results of operations of
the acquired company have been included in the consolidated results of
operations of the Company from the effective date and are included in the
Information Technology segment.
F-14
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
4.
ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
The purchase
consideration at closing consisted of $4.5 million in cash and 700,000 shares of
RCM’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), valued at $3.7 million. Post
closing consideration consisted of potential Deferred Consideration payments up
to $4.4 million and additional Earnout payments, both amounts contingent upon
NuSoft achieving certain base levels of operating income for certain post
closing periods following the purchase. The acquisition has been
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The source of
cash utilized in the NuSoft acquisition was from the Company's revolving credit
facility. The purchase price paid at closing of approximately $8.2
million has been allocated as follows:
Customer
relationships
|
$2,260
|
Covenants-not-to-compete
|
424
|
Goodwill
|
5,125
|
Equipment
|
446
|
$8,255
|
The Deferred
Consideration and Earnouts, to the extent paid, will be recorded as additional
purchase consideration and added to goodwill on the consolidated balance
sheet.
MBH
Solutions, Inc.
On April 28,
2008, the Company purchased the operating assets of MBH Solutions, Inc.
(“MBH”). MBH is a specialty provider of information technology
services. The acquisition was effective as of April 1, 2008 and has
been accounted for in accordance with “Business
Combinations.” Accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired
company have been included in the consolidated results of operations of the
Company from the effective date and are included in the Information Technology
segment.
The MBH
purchase consideration at closing consisted of $1.8 million in cash and the
assumption of $1.3 million in certain liabilities. Post closing
consideration consisted of potential Deferred Consideration payments up to $1.5
million and additional Earnout payments, both amounts contingent upon MBH
achieving certain base levels of operating income for certain post closing
periods following the purchase. The acquisition has been accounted
for under the purchase method of accounting. The source of cash utilized in the
MBH acquisition was from the Company’s revolving credit facility. The purchase
price paid at closing of approximately $3.1 million has been allocated as
follows:
Customer
relationships
|
$835
|
Covenants-not-to-compete
|
41
|
Goodwill
|
2,175
|
Equipment
|
36
|
$3,087
|
The Deferred
Consideration and Earnouts, to the extent paid, will be recorded as additional
purchase consideration and added to goodwill on the consolidated balance
sheet.
F-15
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
4.
ACQUISITIONS (CONTINUED)
Project
Solutions Group, Inc.
On July 6,
2009, the Company purchased the operating assets of Project Solutions Group,
Inc. (“PSG”). PSG is a specialty provider of information technology
services. PSG provides expert project management and training
services to a diverse client base. PSG helps clients deploy
Microsoft's project management tools to streamline and coordinate project-based
initiatives across their organizations.
The
acquisition was effective as of June 28, 2009 and has been accounted for in
accordance with “Business Combinations” and “Accounting for Assets Acquired and
Liabilities Assumed in Business Combinations that Arise from
Contingencies.” Accordingly, the results of operations of the
acquired company have been included in the consolidated results of operations of
the Company from the effective date and are included in the Information
Technology segment.
The PSG
purchase consideration at closing consisted of $0.8 million in cash and 100,000
shares of RCM's Common Stock, valued at $0.2 million. The fair value
of the common shares issued was determined based on the closing market price of
the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to the effective date
of the acquisition. Post closing consideration consisted of potential
Deferred Consideration payments up to $1.5 million and additional Earnout
payments, both amounts contingent upon PSG achieving certain base levels of
operating income for certain post closing periods following the
purchase. Additionally, the Company recorded a liability of $0.9
million for the estimated fair value of future contingent consideration
("Contingent Consideration") potentially due in connection with the PSG
acquisition. The effect of this transaction on the Company's
consolidated financial statements was not material.
The
acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The
purchase price paid at closing of approximately $1.0 million has been allocated
as follows:
Customer
relationships
|
$253
|
Covenants-not-to-compete
|
38
|
Goodwill
|
728
|
$1,019
|
Proforma
Results of Operations
The
following (unaudited) results of operations have been prepared assuming the
three previously described acquisitions had occurred as of the beginning of the
periods presented. Those results are not necessarily indicative of
results of future operations or of results that would have occurred had the
acquisitions occurred as of the beginning of the periods
presented.
Fiscal
Years Ended
|
||||
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
|||
Revenues
|
$191,981
|
$221,963
|
||
Operating
income (loss)
|
$1,429
|
($43,113
|
)
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
$6,993
|
($39,265
|
)
|
|
Diluted
earnings (loss) per share
|
$0.54
|
($3.05
|
)
|
F-16
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
5. PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
Property and
equipment are comprised of the following:
January
2,
|
December
27,
|
|||
2010
|
2008
|
|||
Equipment
and furniture
|
$3,000
|
$2,893
|
||
Computers
and systems
|
7,046
|
7,232
|
||
Leasehold
improvements
|
1,182
|
1,153
|
||
11,228
|
11,278
|
|||
Less:
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
6,460
|
5,692
|
||
$4,768
|
$5,586
|
The Company
writes off fully depreciated assets each year. In fiscal 2009 and
2008, the write-offs were $837 and $1,205, respectively.
F-17
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
6.
GOODWILL
As of
November 28, 2009, the Company conducted its annual assessment of goodwill for
impairment. To assess goodwill for impairment, the Company first
compares the fair value of its reporting units with their net book
value. The fair value of the reporting units is estimated using
discounted expected future cash flows. If the fair value of the reporting units
exceeds their net book value, goodwill is not impaired, and no further testing
is necessary. If the net book value of the reporting units exceeds their fair
value, a second test is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss, if
any. To measure the amount of any impairment loss, the Company determines the
implied fair value of goodwill in the same manner as if the reporting units were
being acquired in a business combination. Specifically, the fair value of the
reporting units is allocated to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit,
including any unrecognized intangible assets, in a hypothetical calculation that
would yield the implied fair value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of
goodwill is less than the goodwill recorded on the balance sheet, an impairment
charge for the difference is recorded.
Based on the results of the
annual assessment of goodwill for impairment, the fair value of all reporting
units exceeded net book value as of
November 28, 2009 and, therefore, there was no impairment of
goodwill. Due to the thin
trading of the Company stock in the public marketplace and the impact of the
control premium held by a relatively few shareholders, the Company does not
consider the market capitalization of the Company the most appropriate measure
of fair value of goodwill for our reporting units. We look to
earnings/revenue multiples of similar companies recently completing acquisitions
and the ability of our reporting units to generate cash flows as better measures
of the fair value of our reporting units, and under such calculations the fair
value exceeded the recorded goodwill by at least 25% for each of the reporting
units. Accordingly, the Company has determined it is not necessary to
disclose detailed assumptions or estimates used in its impairment
test.
The
determination of the fair value of the reporting units requires the Company to
make significant estimates and assumptions that affect the reporting unit’s
expected future cash flows. These estimates and assumptions primarily include,
but are not limited to, the discount rate, terminal growth rates, operating
income before depreciation and amortization and capital expenditures forecasts.
Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making these estimates, actual
results could differ from those estimates. In addition, changes in underlying
assumptions would have a significant impact on either the fair value of the
reporting units or the goodwill impairment charge, if any.
The
allocation of the fair value of the reporting units to individual assets and
liabilities within reporting units also requires the Company to make significant
estimates and assumptions. The allocation requires several analyses to determine
fair value of assets and liabilities including, among others, customer
relationships, non-competition agreements and current replacement costs for
certain property, plant and equipment.
F-18
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
6. GOODWILL
(CONTINUED)
The changes
in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended January 2, 2010 and
December 27, 2008 are as follows:
Information
Technology
|
Engineering
|
Commercial
|
Total
|
||||||
Balance
as of December 29, 2007
|
$29,643
|
$8,141
|
$1,804
|
$39,588
|
|||||
Goodwill
acquired during 2008
|
7,300
|
100
|
-
|
7,400
|
|||||
Goodwill
impairment during 2008
|
(32,209
|
)
|
(8,241
|
)
|
-
|
(40,450
|
)
|
||
Balance
as of December 27, 2008
|
$4,734
|
$ -
|
$1,804
|
$6,538
|
|||||
Goodwill
acquired during 2009
|
729
|
100
|
-
|
829
|
|||||
Contingent
consideration recorded
|
893
|
-
|
-
|
893
|
|||||
Balance
as of January 2, 2010
|
$6,356
|
$100
|
$1,804
|
$8,260
|
7.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The changes
in the carrying amount of intangible assets for the years ended January 2, 2010
and December 27, 2008 are as follows:
Information
Technology
|
Engineering
|
Commercial
|
Total
|
|||||
Balance
as of December 29, 2007
|
$236
|
$113
|
$ -
|
$349
|
||||
Intangibles
acquired during 2008
|
3,560
|
-
|
-
|
3,560
|
||||
Amortization
of intangibles during 2008
|
(733
|
)
|
(34
|
)
|
-
|
(767
|
)
|
|
Intangibles
impairment during 2008
|
(2,866
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(2,866
|
)
|
||
Balance
as of December 27, 2008
|
$197
|
$79
|
$ -
|
$276
|
||||
Intangibles
acquired during 2009
|
291
|
-
|
-
|
291
|
||||
Amortization
of intangibles during 2009
|
(68
|
)
|
(35
|
)
|
-
|
(103
|
)
|
|
Balance
as of January 2, 2010
|
$420
|
$44
|
$ -
|
$464
|
F-19
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
7.
INTANGIBLE ASSETS (CONTINUED)
Schedule
Intangible Asset Classes
|
||||||||
Information
Technology
|
Engineering
|
Commercial
Services
|
Total
|
|||||
Balance
as of January 2, 2010
|
||||||||
Restricted
covenants
|
$33
|
$8
|
$ -
|
$41
|
||||
Customer
relationships
|
387
|
36
|
-
|
423
|
||||
$420
|
$44
|
$ -
|
$464
|
Schedule
Intangible Asset Amortization
|
||||||||
Fiscal
Year
|
Information
Technology
|
Engineering
|
Commercial
Services
|
Total
|
||||
2010
|
$105
|
$34
|
$ -
|
$139
|
||||
2011
|
105
|
10
|
-
|
115
|
||||
2012
|
105
|
-
|
-
|
105
|
||||
Thereafter
|
105
|
-
|
-
|
105
|
||||
$420
|
$44
|
$ -
|
$464
|
8.
LINE OF CREDIT
The Company
and its subsidiaries are party to a loan agreement with Citizens Bank of
Pennsylvania, amended and restated effective February 20, 2009, which provides
for a $15 million revolving credit facility and includes a sub-limit of $5.0
million for letters of credit (the “Revolving Credit
Facility”). Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear
interest at one of two alternative rates, as selected by the Company at each
incremental borrowing. These alternatives are: (i) LIBOR (London
Interbank Offered Rate), plus applicable margin, or (ii) the agent bank's prime
rate. The Company also pays unused line fees based on the amount of
the Revolving Credit Facility that is not drawn.
At January
2, 2010 and December 27, 2008, there were $0.0 million and $4.9 outstanding
borrowings under this facility, respectively. At January 2, 2010,
there were letters of credit outstanding for $1.6 million. At January 2, 2010,
the Company had availability for additional borrowings under the Revolving
Credit Facility of $13.4 million.
All
borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are collateralized by all of the
assets of the Company and its subsidiaries and a pledge of the stock of its
subsidiaries. The Revolving Credit Facility also contains various
financial and non-financial covenants, such as restrictions on the Company’s
ability to pay dividends. The Revolving Credit Facility expires in
August 2011.
The weighted
average interest rates under the Revolving Credit Facility for the fiscal year
ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008 were 2.2% and 3.8%,
respectively. The majority of borrowings in 2009 and 2008 were
subject to alternative (i) LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), plus
applicable margin on contracts of 30 days or more.
F-20
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
9.
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION
At January
2, 2010, the Company had five share-based employee compensation
plans. The Company measures the fair value of stock options, if and
when granted, based upon the closing market price of the Company’s common stock
on the date of grant. Grants vest over periods ranging from one to
three years and expire within 10 years of issuance. Stock options that vest in
accordance with service conditions amortize over their applicable vesting period
using the straight-line method.
The Company
recognizes compensation costs in the financial statements for all share-based
payments in accordance with “Share-Based Payment.” The straight-line
recognition method is used to recognize compensation expense associated with
share-based payments that are subject to graded vesting based on service
conditions. Share-based
compensation expense of $181 and $100 was recognized for the years ended January
2, 2010 and December 27, 2008, respectively.
The Company
estimated the weighted average fair value of options granted using the
Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The Black-Scholes option weighted
average assumptions used in the valuation of stock options for the fiscal years
ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008 were as follows:
Fiscal
Years Ended
|
||||
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
|||
Weighted
average risk-free interest rate
|
2.23%
|
3.04%
|
||
Expected
term of option
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
||
Expected
stock price volatility
|
67%
|
61%
|
||
Expected
dividend yield
|
$0.0
|
$0.0
|
||
Annual
forfeiture rate
|
12.9%
|
16.1%
|
||
Weighted-average
grant date fair value
|
$1.05
|
$2.57
|
1992
Incentive Stock Option Plan (the 1992 Plan)
The 1992
Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in April 1992 and amended in April
1998, provided for the issuance of up to 500,000 shares of common stock per
individual to officers, directors, and key employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries through February 13, 2002, at which time the 1992 Plan expired. The
options issued were intended to be incentive stock options pursuant to Section
422A of the Internal Revenue Code. The option terms were not
permitted to exceed 10 years and the exercise price was not permitted to be less
than 100% of the fair market value of the shares at the time of
grant. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
determined the vesting period at the time of grant for each of these options. As
of January 2, 2010, options to purchase 60,455 shares of common stock granted
under the 1992 Plan were outstanding.
1994
Non-employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the 1994 Plan)
The 1994
Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in May 1994 and amended in April
1998, provided for the issuance of up to 110,000 shares of common stock to
non-employee directors of the Company through February 19, 2004, at which time
the 1994 Plan expired. Options granted under the 1994 Plan were
granted at fair market value at the date of grant, and the exercise of options
is contingent upon service as a director for a period of one
year. Options granted under the 1994 Plan terminate when an optionee
ceases to be a director of the Company. As of January 2, 2010,
options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock granted under the 1994 Plan
were outstanding.
F-21
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
9.
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)
1996
Executive Stock Option Plan (the 1996 Plan)
The 1996
Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in August 1996 and amended in April
1999, provided for the issuance of up to 1,250,000 shares of common stock to
officers and key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries through January
1, 2006, at which time the 1996 Plan expired. Options are generally
granted at fair market value at the date of grant. The Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors determines the vesting period at the time of
grant. As of January 2, 2010, options to purchase 677,045 shares of
common stock granted under the 1996 Plan were outstanding.
2000
Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the 2000 Plan)
The 2000
Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in April 2001, provides for the
issuance of up to 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to officers and
key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or to consultants and advisors
utilized by the Company. The Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors may award incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options, as
well as stock appreciation rights, and determines the vesting period at the time
of grant. As of January 2, 2010, -0- shares of common stock were
available for future grants under the 2000 Plan, and options to purchase 503,194
shares of common stock granted under the 2000 Plan were
outstanding.
The 1992
Plan, 1994 Plan, 1996 Plan and 2000 Plan are expired and therefore no shares are
available for issuance.
2007 Omnibus
Equity Compensation Plan (the 2007 Plan)
The 2007
Plan, approved by the Company’s stockholders in June 2007, provides for the
issuance of up to 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to officers,
non-employee directors, employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or to
consultants and advisors utilized by the Company. No more than
350,000 shares of common stock in the aggregate may be issued pursuant to grants
of stock awards, stock units, performance shares and other stock-based
awards. No more than 300,000 shares of common stock with respect to
awards may be granted to any individual during any fiscal year. The
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors determines the vesting period
at the time of grant. As of January 2, 2010, 426,100 shares of common
stock were available for future grants under the 2007 Plan, and options to
purchase 273,900 shares of common stock granted under the 2007 Plan were
outstanding.
As of
January 2, 2010, the Company had approximately $245 of total unrecognized
compensation cost related to non-vested awards granted under the Company’s
various share-based plans, which the Company expects to recognize over
approximately a three-year period. These amounts do not include the
cost of any additional options that may be granted in future periods or reflect
any potential changes in the Company’s forfeiture rate.
F-22
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
9.
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)
Transactions
related to all stock options are as follows:
All
Stock Options Outstanding
|
||||
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||
Options
outstanding as of December 29, 2007
|
1,462,000
|
|
$4.48
|
|
Options
granted
|
56,950
|
|
4.93
|
|
Options
exercised
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Options
forfeited/cancelled
|
(225,050
|
)
|
4.60
|
|
|
||||
Options
outstanding as of December 27, 2008
|
1,293,900
|
|
$4.48
|
|
|
||||
Options
exercisable as of December 27, 2008
|
1,214,500
|
|||
Intrinsic
value of outstanding stock options as of December 27,
2008
|
$0.0
|
|||
Options
outstanding as of December 27, 2008
|
1,293,900
|
|
$4.48
|
|
Options
granted
|
365,194
|
$1.84
|
||
Options
exercised
|
-
|
-
|
||
Options
forfeited/cancelled
|
(94,500
|
)
|
$4.45
|
|
Options
outstanding as of January 2, 2010
|
1,564,594
|
$3.87
|
||
Options
exercisable as of January 2, 2010
|
1,162,400
|
$4.32
|
||
Intrinsic
value of outstanding stock options as
of
January 2, 2010
|
$231,088
|
The
following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at
January 2, 2010:
Range
of
Exercise
Prices
|
Number
of
Outstanding
Options
|
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
|
||||||
Outstanding
|
Vested
|
Outstanding
|
Vested
|
Outstanding
|
Vested
|
||||
$0.95
- $0.95
|
20,000
|
0
|
9.18
|
-
|
$0.95
|
$0.00
|
|||
$1.73
- $2.60
|
335,194
|
0
|
9.62
|
-
|
$1.91
|
$0.00
|
|||
$3.00
- $4.50
|
818,500
|
818,500
|
3.89
|
3.89
|
$3.95
|
$3.95
|
|||
$4.70
- $7.05
|
355,900
|
333,900
|
4.36
|
4.13
|
$5.11
|
$5.07
|
|||
$9.16
- $9.81
|
35,000
|
10,000
|
7.54
|
7.53
|
$9.62
|
$9.16
|
|||
$0.95
- $9.81
|
1,564,594
|
1,162,400
|
5.37
|
3.99
|
$3.87
|
$4.32
|
F-23
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
9.
SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (CONTINUED)
Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
The Company
implemented the 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) with
shareholder approval, effective January 1, 2001. Under the Purchase
Plan, employees meeting certain specific employment qualifications are eligible
to participate and can purchase shares of common stock semi-annually through
payroll deductions at the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the stock at
the commencement or end of the offering period. The purchase plan
permits eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock through payroll
deductions for up to 10% of qualified compensation. During the fiscal
year ended January 2, 2010, there were 86,752 shares issued under the Purchase
Plan for net proceeds of $83. As of January 2, 2010, there were
94,536 shares available for issuance under the Purchase
Plan. Compensation expense, representing the discount to the quoted
market price, for the Purchase Plan for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2010
and December 27, 2008 was $48 and $34, respectively.
On June 18,
2009, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Purchase Plan
increasing the total number of shares of common stock authorized for purchase by
300,000 (from 500,000 to 800,000 shares). As of January 2, 2010, the
issuance of these shares has not yet been registered with the SEC.
10.
RETIREMENT PLANS
Profit
Sharing Plan
The Company
maintains a 401(k) profit sharing plan for the benefit of eligible employees in
the United States and other similar plans in Canada and Puerto Rico (the
“Retirement Plans”). The 401(k) plan includes a cash or deferred
arrangement pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code sponsored by
the Company to provide eligible employees an opportunity to defer compensation
and have such deferred amounts contributed to the 401(k) plan on a pre-tax
basis, subject to certain limitations. The Company, at the discretion
of the Board of Directors, may make contributions of cash to match deferrals of
compensation by participants in the Retirement Plans. Contributions
to the Retirement Plans charged to operations by the Company for years ended
January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008 were $545 and $527,
respectively.
F-24
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
11.
COMMITMENTS
Employment
Agreement
The Company
has an employment agreement with its Chief Executive Officer and President, Leon
Kopyt (“Mr. Kopyt”), which currently provides for an annual base salary of $625
and other customary benefits. In addition, the agreement provides
that Mr. Kopyt’s annual bonus is based on EBITDA, defined as earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. The agreement is for
a rolling term of three years, which automatically extends each year for an
additional one-year period on February 28 of each year. The agreement
expires on February 28, 2013. The employment agreement is terminable
by the Company upon Mr. Kopyt’s death or disability, or for “good and sufficient
cause,” as defined in the agreement.
Termination
Benefits Agreement
The Company
is party to a Termination Benefits Agreement with Mr. Kopyt, amended on December
12, 2007 to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (the "Benefits Agreement"). Pursuant to the
Benefits Agreement, following a Change in Control (as defined therein), the
remaining term of Mr. Kopyt's employment is extended for five years (the
"Extended Term"). If Mr. Kopyt's employment is terminated thereafter
by the Company other than for cause, or by Mr. Kopyt for good reason (including,
among other things, a material change in Mr. Kopyt's salary, title, reporting
responsibilities or a change in office location which requires Mr. Kopyt to
relocate), then the following provisions take effect: the Company is obligated
to pay Mr. Kopyt a lump sum equal to his salary and bonus for the remainder of
the Extended Term; and the Company shall be obligated to pay to Mr. Kopyt the
amount of any excise tax associated with the benefits provided to Mr. Kopyt
under the Benefits Agreement. If such a termination had taken place as of
January 2, 2010, Mr. Kopyt would have been entitled to cash payments of
approximately $5.7 million (representing salary and excise tax
payments).
Severance
Agreement
The
Company is party to a Severance Agreement with Mr. Kopyt, amended on
December 12, 2007 to comply with the requirements of section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Severance Agreement”). The
agreement provides for certain payments to be made to Mr. Kopyt and for the
continuation of Mr. Kopyt’s employee benefits for a specified time after his
service with the Company is terminated other than “for cause,” as defined in the
Severance Agreement. Amounts payable to Mr. Kopyt under the Severance
Agreement would be offset and reduced by any amounts received by Mr. Kopyt after
his termination of employment under his current employment and termination
benefits agreements, which are supplemented and not superseded by the Severance
Agreement. If Mr. Kopyt had been terminated as of January 2, 2010,
then under the terms of the Severance Agreement, and after offsetting any
amounts that would have been received under his current employment and
termination benefits agreements, he would have been entitled to cash payments of
approximately $3.9 million, inclusive of employee benefits.
F-25
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
11.
COMMITMENTS (CONTINUED)
Operating
Leases
The Company
leases office facilities and various equipment under non-cancelable leases
expiring at various dates through September 2015. Certain leases are
subject to escalation clauses based upon changes in various
factors. The minimum future annual operating lease commitments for
leases with non-cancelable terms in excess of one year, exclusive of operating
escalation charges, are as follows:
Fiscal
Years
|
Amount
|
|
2010
|
$3,842
|
|
2011
|
3,176
|
|
2012
|
2,017
|
|
2013
|
791
|
|
2014
|
147
|
|
Thereafter
|
96
|
|
Total
|
$10,069
|
Rent expense
for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008 was $3,408 and
$3,564, respectively.
The Company
subleases space to other tenants at various office locations under cancelable
lease agreements. During fiscal 2009 and 2008 revenues of
approximately $343 and $384, respectively, were recognized under these leasing
arrangements.
12.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A director
of the Company is a shareholder in a law firm that has rendered various legal
services to the Company. Fees paid to the law firm have not been
significant.
13.
INCOME TAXES
The
components of income tax (benefit) expense are as follows:
Years
Ended
|
|||||
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
||||
Current
|
|||||
Federal
|
$622
|
$ -
|
|||
State
and local
|
719
|
189
|
|||
Foreign
|
799
|
1,122
|
|||
2,140
|
1,311
|
||||
Deferred
|
|||||
Federal
|
2,083
|
(4,549
|
)
|
||
State
|
(36
|
)
|
(1,320
|
)
|
|
2,047
|
(5,869
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$4,187
|
($4,558
|
)
|
F-26
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
13.
INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
The income
tax provisions reconciled to the tax computed at the statutory Federal rate
was:
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
|||
Tax at
statutory rate (credit)
|
34.0
|
%
|
34.0
|
%
|
State
income taxes, net of Federal
income
tax benefit
|
4.1
|
1.7
|
||
Permanent
differences
|
1.3
|
(0.3
|
)
|
|
Foreign
income tax effect
|
(1.7
|
)
|
(0.5
|
)
|
Non-deductible
impairment of
goodwill
and intangible assets
|
-
|
(23.1
|
)
|
|
Other,
net
|
-
|
(1.5
|
)
|
|
Total
income tax expense
|
37.7%
|
10.3
|
%
|
At January
2, 2010 and December 27, 2008, deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of
the following:
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
January
2,
2010
|
December
27,
2008
|
|||||
Current
|
Long
Term
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
||||||||
Loss
carryforwards
|
$208
|
$2,387
|
$ -
|
$ -
|
||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
479
|
432
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Alternative
minimum tax credits
|
-
|
178
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Acquisition
amortization, net
|
-
|
-
|
3,828
|
4,376
|
||||
Reserves
and accruals
|
639
|
156
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Other
|
-
|
43
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(208
|
)
|
(358
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||
Net
|
1,118
|
2,888
|
3,828
|
4,376
|
||||
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
||||||||
Prepaid
expense deferral
|
(413
|
)
|
(634
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
||
(413
|
)
|
(634
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
|||
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$705
|
$2,204
|
$3,828
|
$4,376
|
The
Company recorded deferred tax assets related to loss carryforwards of $0.2
million and $2.4 million as of January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008,
respectively. The Company utilized the remaining Federal NOL of $2,029
during the year ended January 2, 2010 to reduce the current federal tax
provision. As of January 2, 2010 the Company projects that it will
not have any remaining federal net operating loss carryforward and the deferred
tax asset of $0.2 million pertains to a state net operating loss in one
state. In order to utilize the underlying state net operating loss
carryforward, the Company will need to generate future taxable income in this
state and the future tax laws in this state will need to permit the offset
against such taxable net operating income, if any. There can be no
assurance that such levels of taxable income will be generated or that the
future tax laws will permit such offset. Therefore, the Company has
recorded a full valuation allowance against the state net operating loss
carryforward as of January 2, 2010.
F-27
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
13.
INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
The Company
did not have any liabilities for uncertain tax positions or any known
unrecognized tax benefits at January 2, 2010 or December 27,
2008. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalty, if any,
in interest expense.
The Company
and its subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return and file
in various states. The Company and its subsidiaries are no longer subject to
income tax examinations by taxing authorities for years prior to 2006.
14.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company
follows “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,”
which establishes standards for companies to report information about operating
segments, geographic areas and major customers. The accounting
policies of each segment are the same as those described in the summary of
significant accounting policies (see Note 1).
Segment
operating income includes selling, general and administrative expenses directly
attributable to that segment as well as charges for allocating corporate costs
to each of the operating segments. The following tables reflect the
results of the segments consistent with the Company’s management
system:
Fiscal
2009
|
Information
Technology
|
Engineering
|
Commercial
|
Corporate
|
Total
|
|||||
Revenue
|
$87,896
|
$62,220
|
$39,277
|
$
-
|
$189,393
|
|||||
Cost
of services
|
66,209
|
48,033
|
28,316
|
-
|
142,558
|
|||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
23,435
|
10,841
|
9,609
|
-
|
43,885
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
741
|
684
|
196
|
-
|
1,621
|
|||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
($2,489
|
)
|
$2,662
|
$1,156
|
$
-
|
$1,329
|
||||
Total
assets
|
$21,585
|
$24,920
|
$9,927
|
$21,777
|
$78,209
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$71
|
$433
|
$2
|
$296
|
$802
|
F-28
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
14.
SEGMENT INFORMATION (CONTINUED)
Fiscal
2008
|
Information
Technology
|
Engineering
|
Commercial
|
Corporate
|
Total
|
|||||
Revenue
|
$103,446
|
$59,251
|
$46,580
|
$
-
|
$209,277
|
|||||
Cost
of services
|
76,223
|
45,335
|
33,744
|
-
|
155,302
|
|||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
26,342
|
10,061
|
10,165
|
-
|
46,568
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,378
|
512
|
177
|
-
|
2,067
|
|||||
Bad
debt - note receivable
|
-
|
6,090
|
-
|
-
|
6,090
|
|||||
Impairment
of goodwill and
intangible
assets
|
35,075
|
8,240
|
-
|
-
|
43,315
|
|||||
Operating
(loss) income
|
($35,572
|
)
|
($10,987
|
)
|
$2,494
|
$
-
|
($44,065
|
)
|
||
Total
assets
|
$22,419
|
$27,941
|
$14,059
|
$14,422
|
$78,841
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures
|
$122
|
$367
|
$168
|
$2,010
|
$2,667
|
The Company
derives a majority of its revenue from companies headquartered in the United
States. Revenues reported for each operating segment are all from
external customers. The Company is domiciled in the United States and
its segments operate in the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico. The Company anticipates opening a branch office in Ireland
during 2010. Revenues and total assets by geographic area for the
years ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008 are as follows:
January
2,
|
December
27,
|
||||
2010
|
2008
|
||||
Revenues
|
|||||
United
States
|
$163,572
|
$185,238
|
|||
Canada
|
22,540
|
20,605
|
|||
Puerto
Rico
|
3,281
|
3,434
|
|||
$189,393
|
$209,277
|
||||
Total
Assets
|
|||||
United
States
|
$66,020
|
$70,515
|
|||
Canada
|
10,852
|
7,433
|
|||
Puerto
Rico
|
1,337
|
983
|
|||
$78,209
|
$78,841
|
F-29
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
15.
SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
Fiscal
Year Ended January 2, 2010
Sales
|
Gross
Profit
|
Net
Income
|
Basic
and
Diluted
Net Income Per Share
|
|||||
1st
Quarter
|
$48,048
|
$10,941
|
$5,553
|
$0.43
|
||||
2nd
Quarter
|
47,223
|
11,578
|
246
|
0.02
|
||||
3rd
Quarter
|
44,751
|
11,840
|
437
|
0.03
|
||||
4th
Quarter
|
49,371
|
12,476
|
686
|
0.06
|
||||
Total
|
$189,393
|
$46,835
|
$6,922
|
$0.54
|
Fiscal
Year Ended December 27, 2008
Sales
|
Gross
Profit
|
Net
(Loss)
Income
|
Diluted
Net
(Loss) Income
Per
Share (a)
|
|||||
1st
Quarter
|
$49,114
|
$12,298
|
($2,669
|
)
|
($0.22
|
)
|
||
2nd
Quarter
|
55,011
|
15,150
|
1,440
|
0.11
|
||||
3rd
Quarter
|
51,617
|
13,255
|
565
|
0.04
|
||||
4th
Quarter(a)
|
53,535
|
13,272
|
(39,141
|
)
|
(3.06
|
)
|
||
Total
|
$209,277
|
$53,975
|
($39,805
|
)
|
($3.15
|
)
|
(a)
|
In
the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a cumulative adjustment
to income tax (benefit) expense to properly record deferred tax
liabilities associated with acquisitions in 2008 and prior to 2008
totaling an increase to deferred tax liabilities of $1.3 million and an
increase to deferred tax expense of $1.3 million. Of that total,
approximately $0.6 million relates to years prior to 2006, and $0.2
million relates to each of the years 2006 and 2007, and $0.3 million
relates to the prior interim quarters of 2008. Management believes
that the adjustments related to all prior years and prior interim quarters
of 2008 are immaterial to those financial statements. Additionally,
in the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment
charge totaling $37.6 million, net of
tax.
|
F-30
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
|
16.
CONTINGENCIES
The Company
is party to two agreements of indemnity related to the performance of two
construction projects. One of these construction projects is managed by a former
customer of the Company and the construction for this project was completed in
the third quarter of 2009. The second of these construction projects was
managed by the same customer prior to November 2008 when the initial contract
was transferred to the Company. The Company now acts as the general
contractor on this construction project. The contract price is
approximately $6.2 million and management of the Company estimates it was
approximately 99% complete as of January 2, 2010. The Company believes
this project will be finished in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. In
the event of non-performance on either construction project, the Company may be
obligated to indemnify the project owners for certain cost overruns on such
projects. Management believes that any such cost overruns would
not have a significant adverse financial impact to the financial position
of the Company and its results of operations.
From time to
time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions which
arise in the normal course of business. As such, the Company is required
to assess the likelihood of any adverse outcomes to these matters as well as
potential ranges of losses and possible recoveries. The Company may not be
covered by insurance as it pertains to some or all of these
matters. A determination of the amount of the provision required for
these commitments and contingencies, if any, which would be charged to earnings,
is made after careful analysis of each matter. Once established, a
provision may change in the future due to new developments or changes in
circumstances, and could increase or decrease the Company’s earnings in the
period that the changes are made. The Company has accrued a provision for
losses aggregating approximately $0.7 million and $0.4 million as of January 2,
2010 and December 27, 2008, respectively. Asserted claims in these matters
seek approximately $3.6 million in damages as of January 2, 2010.
The
Company is also subject to other pending legal proceedings and claims that arise
from time to time in the ordinary course of its business, which may or may not
be covered by insurance.
17.
LEGAL
SETTLEMENT
In 2002, the
Company recorded a charge of $7.6 million relating to a lawsuit with two former
officers and directors who joined the Company through an acquisition in
1996. The Company filed suit on professional liability claims against
the attorneys and law firms who had served as its counsel in the acquisition
transaction and in connection with its subsequent dealings with the plaintiffs
concerning their various relationships with the Company resulting from that
transaction. In 2007, the Company reached a settlement with one of
the law firm defendants resulting in the recovery of $0.8 million. In
March 2009, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the remaining
defendants in this lawsuit. The Company received $9.8 million on
March 27, 2009.
18. SUBSEQUENT
EVENT
The Company
announced on February 3, 2010 that its Board of Directors had approved a program
to repurchase up to $7.5 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of common
stock from time to time over the subsequent 12 months, depending on market
conditions, share price and other factors. The repurchases may be made on the
open market, in block trades or otherwise. The program may be
suspended or discontinued at any time.
F-31
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
|
Board of
Directors
RCM
Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of RCM Technologies, Inc. (a
Nevada corporation) and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of January 2, 2010 and the
related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity,
comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the year ended January 2,
2010. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express
no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of RCM
Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of January 2, 2010, and the consolidated
results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended January 2, 2010,
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America.
We have
also audited the Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule, Schedule II –
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the year ended January 2,
2010. In our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when
considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth
therein.
/s/ Amper, Politziner and
Mattia LLP
Amper,
Politziner and Mattia LLP
Edison,
New Jersey
March 11,
2010
F-32
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
|
Board of
Directors
RCM
Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of RCM Technologies, Inc. (a
Nevada corporation) and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 27, 2008 and
the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity,
comprehensive income and cash flows for the year then ended. Our
audit of the basic financial statements included the financial statement
schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15(a)(2). These
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express
no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of RCM
Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 27, 2008, and the
consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then
ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America. Also in our opinion, the related financial
statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the
information set forth therein.
/s/Grant Thornton
LLP
Grant
Thornton LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
March 24,
2009
F-33
SCHEDULE
II
|
RCM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
VALUATION
AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
Years
Ended January 2, 2010 and December 27, 2008
(Dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise
indicated)
Column
A
|
Column
B
|
Column
C
|
Column
D
|
Column
E
|
|||||
Additions
|
|||||||||
Description
|
Balance
at
Beginning
of
Period
|
Charged
to
Costs
and
Expenses
|
Charged
to
Other
Accounts
|
Deduction
|
Balance
at
End
of
Period
|
||||
Fiscal
Year Ended
January
2, 2010
|
|||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful
accounts
on trade receivables
|
$1,082
|
$1,140
|
$ -
|
$1,024
|
$1,198
|
||||
Fiscal
Year Ended
December
27, 2008
|
|||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful
accounts
on trade
receivables
|
$1,723
|
$7,674
|
$ -
|
$8,315
|
$1,082
|
F-34
EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
(21)
|
Subsidiaries
of the Registrant.
|
23.1
|
Consent
of Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP.
|
23.2
|
Consent
of Grant Thornton LLP.
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|
32.1
|
Certification
Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of
The
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
32.2
|
Certification
Pursuant To 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 of
The
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
|
EXHIBIT
21
|
SUBSIDIARIES
OF THE REGISTRANT
Business
Support Group of Michigan, Inc.
Cataract,
Inc.
Programming
Alternatives of Minnesota, Inc.
RCM
Technologies Ireland Ltd.
RCM
Technologies Ireland Holding Ltd.
RCM
Technologies Services Company, Inc.
RCM
Technologies (USA), Inc.
RCM
Technologies Canada Corp.
RCMT
Delaware, Inc.
Soltre
Technology, Inc.
EXHIBIT
23.1
|
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of
Directors
RCM
Technologies, Inc.
We have
issued our report dated March 11, 2010 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and related schedules which are included in the Annual
Report of RCM Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended January 2, 2010. We hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of said report in the Registration Statements of RCM Technologies,
Inc. on Forms S-8 (File No. 333-145904, effective September 6, 2007, File No.
333-61306, effective April 21, 1993, File No. 333-80590, effective June 22,
1994, File No. 333-48089, effective March 17, 1998, File No. 333-52206,
effective December 19, 2000 and File No. 333-52480, effective December 21,
2000).
/s/ Amper, Politziner and
Mattia LLP
Amper,
Politziner and Mattia LLP
Edison,
New Jersey
March 11,
2010
EXHIBIT
23.2
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CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of
Directors
RCM
Technologies, Inc.
We have
issued our report dated March 24, 2009 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule included in the Annual Report of RCM
Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended January 2,
2010. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said
report in the Registration Statements of RCM Technologies, Inc. on Forms S-8
(File No. 333-145904, effective September 6, 2007, File No. 333-61306, effective
April 21, 1993, File No. 333-80590, effective June 22, 1994, File No. 333-48089,
effective March 17, 1998, File No. 333-52206, effective December 19, 2000 and
File No. 333-52480, effective December 21, 2000).
/s/Grant Thornton
LLP
Grant
Thornton LLP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
March 11,
2010
EXHIBIT
31.1
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CERTIFICATION
I, Leon
Kopyt, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this annual report on
Form 10-K of RCM Technologies, Inc. (the “registrant”);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial
statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared;
(b) Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this annual report any
change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
(a)All significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
March 11, 2010
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/s/
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Leon
Kopyt
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Leon
Kopyt
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
31.2
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CERTIFICATION
I, Kevin D.
Miller, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this annual report on
Form 10-K of RCM Technologies, Inc. (the “registrant”);
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial
statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations
and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this
report is being prepared;
(b) Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our
conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,
as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
(d)Disclosed in this annual report any
change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s
fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying
officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function):
(a)All significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
(b)Any fraud, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date:
March 11, 2010
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/s/
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Kevin
D. Miller
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Kevin
D. Miller
Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer, and
Secretary
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EXHIBIT
32.1
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CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of RCM Technologies, Inc. (the
"Company") for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Leon
Kopyt, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:
(1)The Report fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(15 U.S.C. section 78m (a)); and
(2)The information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.
/s/
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Leon
Kopyt
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Leon
Kopyt
Chief
Executive Officer
March
11, 2010
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A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
RCM Technologies, Inc. and will be retained by RCM Technologies, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.
EXHIBIT
32.2
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CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In
connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of RCM Technologies, Inc. (the
"Company") for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Kevin
D. Miller, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, to my knowledge, that:
(1)The Report fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(15 U.S.C. section 78m (a)); and
(2)The information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.
/s/
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Kevin
D. Miller
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Kevin
D. Miller
Chief
Financial Officer
March
11, 2010
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A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
RCM Technologies, Inc. and will be retained by RCM Technologies, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.